The Conselleria de Sanitat Universal i Salut Pública will begin to vaccinate 79-year-olds next week with the vaccine from the pharmaceutical company Pfizer. The AstreZeneca vaccination process for people born in 1956 (65 years old) will also begin. Both groups have already begun to receive by text message (SMS) the summons to go to the vaccination points.
The immunization of the group of people born in 1956 - 1957 will begin on April 6 and 7 at the place and time indicated in the SMS that the aforementioned people will receive. For its part, vaccination of the 79-year-old group will begin after the end of the first-dose vaccination of people over 80 years of age (a collective of 286.925 people). Thus, progressively people of 79 years, 78 years, 77 years, etc. will be called.
It is very important to note that, in the case of both groups, they should not go to the vaccination point if they do not have the SMS for the summons.
Simultaneously, the second dose of any of the three vaccines will continue to be vaccinated to those groups that correspond to them.
The Community receives 120.000 extra doses of AstraZeneca
The president of the Generalitat announced that this past Friday, the Valencian Community received around 120.000 extra doses of AstraZeneca, which will be used to start the vaccination process of 65-year-olds during next week.
In addition, the head of the Consell has explained that the Ministry of Health will finalize next week the first phase of vaccination of those over 80 years of age and will begin to vaccinate 79-year-olds. Puig has specified that the pharmaceutical company Pfizer will provide approximately 125.000 doses for that period - it has promised to provide that amount weekly - and that it is expected to also have between 30.000 and 40.000 doses of Moderna for next week.
The process of vaccinating people born in 1956 (65 years) will also begin with AstraZeneca, then continue with those of 64, and so on. Both groups, those of 79 and 65 years, have already begun to receive by text message (SMS) the summons to go to the vaccination points.
Immunization of the 79-year-old group will start after the completion of the first-dose vaccination of people over 80 years of age (a collective of 286.925 people). Progressively, the 79-year-olds will be called, and progressively the lower cohorts.
Simultaneously, the second dose of any of the three vaccines will continue to be vaccinated to those groups that correspond to them.
The president pointed out that the first phase of the vaccination of teaching staff has ended and added that this coming week, the first phase of vaccination of those over 80 years of age is also ending, which is a step forward. "very important" to give security to the most vulnerable people.