Tommelein calls for priority vaccination for lifeguards, m … (Ostend)

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Flemish Member of Parliament and Mayor of Ostend Bart Tommelein (Open VLD) urges Minister of Health Wouter Beke (CD&V) for a quick vaccination of the lifeguards on the coast. “Lifeguards come into contact with a lot of visitors. They have to carry out rescues, so it would be good that this group was vaccinated before the start of the summer,” said Tommelein. But his plea seems to fall on a cold stone to Minister Beke.

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For his plea, Tommelein points to the young age of most lifeguards. “Many rescuers are still working students and usually not much older than 24 years. Which means that they are the last to …

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