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The Minister of Health was excited this Friday at the anniversary ceremony of the Ricardo Jorge National Institute, in Lisbon, where the infectious disease specialist Silva Graça said that the consequences caused by the covid-19 infection have not yet been identified and studied.
Regarding vaccines, there is a certain high percentage of success in prevention and their importance in controlling the pandemic, but doubts persist about side effects.
The Minister of Health closed the anniversary ceremony of the Ricardo Jorge Institute with an emotional speech. Marta Temido said that one of the lessons that can be learned from the pandemic is the availability and added value of public health services.
António Costa suggests to European leaders to start vaccination on January 5
António Costa wants the covid-19 vaccination process to begin the same day throughout the European Union and aim for january 5. Coordination of the fight against covid-19 was on the table of European leaders who, this morning, also agreed on a new climate goal for 2030.
With Pfizer’s vaccine getting closer to authorization for administration in the European Union, something that should happen until December 29, leaders want to coordinate the distribution and start of vaccination, preferably the same day.
“I suggested that we could coordinate the effort so that we could all start the vaccination process the same day,” said the Portuguese Prime Minister.
Portugal registers 95 more deaths and 5,080 cases of Covid-19
Portugal more than 5,080 cases of infection and 95 more deaths associated with covid-19 disease in the last 24 hours, according to the bulletin of the General Directorate of Health this Friday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, 5,373 people have died in Portugal, out of 340,287 confirmed cases of infection. Another 4,100 patients were considered cured in the last 24 hours, totaling 263,648.
There are less 2 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Units, totaling 507. In relation to hospital admissions to the ward, there are less than 74 hospitalized people, which now total 3,230.
The DGS also says that the health authorities have 74,894 contacts under surveillance, 739 less than in relation to Thursday, and that 885 more cases are active, totaling 71,266.
With regard to 5,080 new cases, 2,395 registered in the north, 1,618 in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, 787 in the Center region, 193 in Alentejo, 66 in the Algarve, 16 in the Azores and 5 in Madeira.
Of the 95 deaths that are lamented in the last 24 hours, the worst record since the beginning of the pandemic, 41 occurred in the North, 32 in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo, 16 in the Center region, two in Alentejo, two in the Algarve, one in the Azores and one in Madeira.
