Homeless receive Covid-19 vaccines in Madeira
Homeless people in Madeira yesterday have started to receive vaccinations against Covid-19 from Madeira s health authorities, according to the Regional Government.
A statement from the office of the health secretary of the archipelago said, as part of the vaccination campaign against covid-19 taking place in the Autonomous Region of Madeira we inform you that vaccination of homeless people has begun.
60 homeless people have already been vaccinated according to the statement, and the administration centre of vaccines against the deadly virus is based on the premises of the Association of the Protector of the Poor, in Funchal.
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The batch of Pfizer vaccines was delivered to the Regional Health Directorate, in the presence of Governor Mesias Guevara, for their storage, conservation, and subsequent administration in the districts of Cajamarca and Baños del Inca.
Afterwards, the minister together with Deputy Minister for Defense Policies Manuel Mesones and the regional governor visited the Divino Maestro School, where she supervised the vaccination of the elderly. Those who are vaccinated will be protected. It does not mean that one cannot be infected. People have to continue looking after themselves; getting vaccinated does not mean you will not get sick, it means you will get sick less severely, she said.