Anti-Covid Vaccine, the call to Lopalco health workers: “Register”



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There is time until midnight today, December 20, to join the anti-Covid vaccination campaign reserved for health and socio-health personnel of accredited public and private centers, general practitioners and free-choice pediatricians in Puglia. . Until last night there were 26 thousand members.

The form is available on the Puglia Salute portal. The expression of interest in the anti-Covid19 vaccination of the figures belonging to the categories identified as priority recipients of the vaccination offer has the purpose of carrying out a recognition of the demand in order to guarantee an adequate supply in terms of technological and organizational resources .

Membership is free and voluntary, and it is not binding. The registrants will subsequently receive from the ASL all the necessary information on the characteristics of the vaccine in order to sign the informed consent, necessary before administration.

Soon, having completed this first collection of adhesions, as agreed yesterday after a meeting between the Apulian Medical Orders and the Health Councilor of the Puglia Region, Pier Luigi Lopalco, unaffiliated dentists and freelancers will also be able to reserve. hit.

Healthcare and social health personnel is the priority category for anti-Covid vaccination, according to the Strategic Plan prepared by the Ministry of Health with the Higher Institute of Health (Iss) and the Italian Medicines Agency (Aifa). In fact, the immunization of populations affected by the pandemic is only possible through a generalized and generalized vaccination campaign that must start with those who work on the front line.

In the last hours, Lopalco has renewed its appeal to interested categories: “Therefore, I invite all doctors considered in the first instance by Commissioner Arcuri to immediately register on the Region’s website.”

In the initial phase of the vaccination campaign, management is centralized: vaccines are administered at the identified hospital sites, with the support of mobile units according to membership. In Puglia, the recruitment of some 230 doctors, nurses and social health workers dedicated to the administration of vaccines is expected. There are 27 referrals, 11 administration points and 15 days scheduled for the first 95 thousand doses of vaccination.

As availability increases, the vaccination campaign will be expanded to involve local vaccination clinics as well.

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