Taskforce calls for vaccination of all migrants
In a statement, the task force that coordinates the vaccination process explained that migrants need only to have a valid document that allows them to be identified to access the vaccine.
The taskforce for vaccination against Covid-19 on Monday called on all migrants who have not yet been vaccinated to do so, regardless of the regularisation of their residence status in Portugal.
In a statement, the task force that coordinates the vaccination process explained that migrants need only to have a valid document that allows them to be identified to access the vaccine.
“All vaccination centres are in ‘open house’ mode, with no restrictions on place of residence. In this phase, the timetables of the Open House modality coincide with the opening hours of the respective Vaccination Centres,” the task force said.
According to the statement, this possibility stems from the very positive vaccination process against Covid-19 in Portugal, resulting in greater availability in the various vaccination centres.
Covid-19 has caused at least 4,565,622 deaths worldwide, among more than 220.65 million infections by the new coronavirus recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the latest balance of the agency France-Presse.
In Portugal, since March 2020, 17,810 people have died, and 1,047,710 confirmed cases of infection have been counted, according to data from the country’s national health authority, the DGS.
