The process should be done according to the priority age groups. Thus, from this Wednesday will be people over 80 and patients with chronic diseases who can begin to request an appointment to apply for the first dose, according to authorities.
The authorities of the Ministry of Health offered on Tuesday night more details on the vaccination mechanism against COVID-19 that will be implemented from Wednesday to develop the second phase of the plan, which will begin with the older adult population 50 years and people with chronic diseases.
Minister Francisco Alabi announced that Salvadorans must request their vaccination appointment through the website vacunacioncovid19.gob.sv. The process will have to be developed “according to age groups,” for it to be ordered, he noted.
Thus, from this Wednesday people over 80 and patients with chronic diseases will be able to start reserving their quota to apply to the first dose.
Here are the six steps you must follow to register for the vaccination system and request an appointment.
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Details that when entering the web portal you must enter the unique Identity Document Number (DUI) and date of birth to validate the information. “This also applies to foreigners, adults over the age of 80 with temporary or permanent residence.” This is the message that should appear.
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“For the vaccination process to be efficient, no one will be vaccinated without an appointment scheduled through the official channels of the Ministry of Health,” the official warned.
Regarding those who do not have internet access, he stated that “health promoters will make house-to-house visits inland, to facilitate access to the anti-COVID-19 vaccine to all” these people.
The official said that in the coming days “other mechanisms will be reported so that the population can schedule appointments for vaccination.” He also reiterated to the population to continue with sanitary measures against the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
In the morning, Minister Alabi had advanced that a digital platform would be enabled to which Salvadorans must enter to register and obtain an appointment to access the dose. The vaccine is voluntary.
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According to data from Health, within its immunization prioritization plan for the new stage that begins on Wednesday are included about 2,148,400, of which it is estimated that 1,398,400 correspond to population over 50 years and 750,000 correspond to patients with chronic diseases between the ages of 18 and 50 years.
However, the information on how the vaccination process is going cannot be verified due to the fact that the Government has classified all the information on vaccines, including acquisitions, as confidential.
The Ministry of Health (MINSAL) declared the total reservation of information related to the application and purchase of vaccines against COVID-19, so that it closes the access to these data for periods of between 3 and 5 years, according to a document from the MINSAL Reserved Information Index, updated on March 11 on its transparency site.
Bukele also said on Sunday that a batch of 150,000 vaccines will be delivered to the country by Tuesday night.
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