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Residents of Niterói, who due to Covid-19 have been experiencing restrictions and isolations in the last ten months, took to social networks on Friday (11) to celebrate the proximity of the vaccine, following an agreement between the City of Niterói and the Butantan Institute to acquire ‘Coronavac’.
The light at the end of the tunnel that everyone expects came with the publication of the signing of a memorandum to supply 1.1 million doses of the vaccine produced by the Butantan Institute, in São Paulo.
Not even the coat of arms of the Niterói flag escaped the joke and ended up being replaced by vaccine designs and Italian salty.
The crowded ferries and traffic jams at Alameda São Boaventura, in Fonseca, and at the Rio-Niterói Bridge were also favored by Internet users who mocked the race for the vaccine with residents of other municipalities who were running towards Niterói.
Even the people of ‘Carreta Furacão’ became a meme in the hands of Internet users:
Restriction
Even residents of other cities such as Rio and São Gonçalo, for example, were also happy with the news, although vaccination is only allowed for citizens residing in Niterói. The control will be done by the Municipal Health Secretariat through the Medical Health Program.
The folder cleared the Focus on focus which is still preparing the planning for the immunization against Covid-19 in Niterói, involving the following points:
- Vaccination logistics;
- Purchase;
- Distribution of inputs;
According to the government, the details will be released in due course.
According to the schedule proposed to Butantan and signed by the institutional director of the institute, Raúl Machado, there would be 300 thousand doses available at the end of January for health professionals and the elderly, another 300 thousand doses by the end of February, distributed to citizens with comorbidities and healthcare professionals. education, and another 500 thousand for the rest of the population during the first semester, until May.
Niterói will invest R $ 57 million in the immunization project, at a cost of US $ 10 per dose. With its own funds for the acquisition of the vaccine, Niterói is the only city in the state of Rio, among the 12 in the country, to test phase 3 of the Coronavac vaccine, in alliance with the Butantan Institute and Fiocruz.
“We structured and launched a comprehensive plan with health actions, hospital support, basic income to support the families that need it most and support the small businesses in our city. Thanks to the civic and humanitarian conscience of the Niteroi people, who follow health measures to prevent Covid-19, we save thousands of lives. United Niterói will continue to win this battle for life against the coronavirus “
Rodrigo Neves, Mayor of Niterói
