The City Government reported that, as of this Tuesday June 1st, registration will open to get vaccinated against the coronavirus to strategic personnel and people with risk conditions, between 18 and 44 years old. In this way, the City advances with the last section of the 4th and 5th stages of the vaccination plan. Meanwhile, the registration is still open for all the residents contemplated in the previous instances.
Registration will be online, through the site buenosaires.gob.ar/vacunacovid, and will start at 8 in the morning. It consists of completing a form with personal data. Then, an email, a WhatsApp message and a registration confirmation SMS will be sent.
According to the information provided by Rodríguez Larreta’s management, the fourth stage comprises the Security Forces, teaching and non-teaching staff, and Human Development and Habitat. Enrollment is only required for the education domain subgroup.
In the other two cases, people must express their willingness to receive the vaccine through the website and the standards of the Ministries of Security and Human Development are used, respectively, to verify that they are within those lists.
The fifth Stage, on the other hand, includes all people who have risk conditions, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and obesity. Those who wish to receive the vaccine must complete the application on the website as an affidavit. At the time of attending the shift it will be necessary to present, in addition to the DNI, a certificate that proves at least one pathology or clinical criteria that includes it within this prioritized population segment.
Appointments will be granted via email, WhatsApp and SMS, according to the order of registration. Once they are contacted, the neighbors will be able to select the date, time and place of preference through a personalized link. After receiving the vaccine they will remain 15 minutes in observation. It is recommended to attend 15 minutes in advance, and those who require it may attend with a companion.
In parallel, the City continues with the last section of the 1st Stage that includes the health personnel of the public, private and independent system, the 2nd Stage that includes those over 70 years of age and the 3rd Stage with all people from 60 to 69 years old. Online registration remains open for all those who have not yet applied for it and want to receive the vaccine.
Since December 29, 842,479 people have received the first dose of the Sputnik-V, Sinopharm or Covishield vaccine from Oxford-AstraZeneca. Of the total, 269,419 have already completed the immunization with the second component. In total in the Buenos Aires territory 1,111,898 vaccines were applied. In this way, 70.2 percent of the 1.2 million people comprised within the six strategic groups were reached. 28.8 percent of the neighbors with risk conditions have already administered the first dose.
Who is included in Stage 4?
● Educational personnel: teachers and non-teachers from state and private establishments.
● Security personnel: police; firemen; Prevention Agents; Traffic Agents; Police and Fire Assistants.
● Human Development and Habitat Personnel: people in the territory and dedicated to serving the public; homes and hostels; dining rooms; Early childhood centers (CPI).
Risk conditions contemplated in stage 5
● Obesity (body mass index (BMI) greater than 35 kg / m2).
● Cardiovascular disease (heart failure, coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary hypertension).
● Moderate or severe respiratory disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [EPOC], cystic fibrosis, interstitial lung disease, severe asthma)
● People with solid organ transplants and on the transplant waiting list.
● People with Down Syndrome.
● Oncological and oncohematological patients with recent diagnosis or active disease (less than 1 year from diagnosis, current treatment or having received immunosuppressive treatment in the last 12 months, relapsing or uncontrolled disease).
● Active tuberculosis (new or relapsed cases, diagnosed in the last 12 months).
● Intellectual and developmental disability (which disables the individual capacities to execute, understand or sustain personal care measures over time to avoid the contagion or transmission of Covid-19; and / or they are institutionalized, in homes or long-term residences permanence; and / or require professional assistance or home stay).
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