To date, 3,543 people have been vaccinated in Madeira with AstraZeneca.
In a note sent to the newsrooms this evening, the Regional Health Directorate (DRS) informs that “vaccination against Covid-19 in the Autonomous Region of Madeira will continue with the administration of the Pfizer vaccine”.
On the contrary, the administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine is suspended in the Region, following the instructions of the General Directorate of Health and the National Medicines Authority.
To date, 3,543 people have been vaccinated in Madeira with AstraZeneca, out of a total of 35 thousand vaccines already administered. “No serious adverse effects have been reported,” reveals the DRS.
The vaccination campaign will continue in the Municipal Vaccination Centers, with the administration of the Pfizer vaccine, on the days and in places already known to the population, including vaccination over the weekend in the municipality of Funchal, in Madeira Tecnopolo.
The vaccination against Covid-19, which was scheduled for the next business days, at Madeira Tecnopolo, with the AstraZeneca vaccine, has been canceled.
DRS recalls that it has a free helpline for the population dedicated to covid-19 vaccination, SRS VACINA COVID-19 800 210 263.