02/19/2021 2:43 PM
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Updated 02/19/2021 2:47 PM
A few minutes after 2:00 p.m. on Friday, the City government site was collapsed by the large number of people who tried to enter to register adults over 80 years old against the coronavirus, confirmed from the Buenos Aires government.
"When it comes to the first day, the channels are in high demand. We ask for peace of mind and patience, all older adults will be vaccinated," they explained from the City.
Although they clarified that "they expected a high demand against which the web servers doubled and the telephone channel was opened."
"The main problem on the web is the large number of sessions per minute and simultaneous income that it is having. At the moment a technical team from the City Government is working to solve it as soon as possible," they assured
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In recent days, the government of Horacio Rodríguez Larreta had announced that "the shift system for that sector of the population, most at risk from the contagion of Covid-19, will be enabled from 2:00 p.m. on the Buenos Aires website. gob.ar/vacunacovid, where you can choose the day, time and vaccination center, but you can also carry out the process by calling 107 ".
They also explained that "after receiving an email or sms confirmation of the shift, the person can approach the vaccination post on the day and time chosen with their ID."
The applications will be made in 29 public vaccine centers and 7 private ones located in clubs, government buildings and cultural centers, which will operate from Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Meanwhile, immunization against Covid-19 in residences will reach about 16,542 people in 498 nursing homes, for which a total of 40 people were vaccinated in 8 mobile units that will apply the doses to all residents, which does not require a shift previous.
From the City they clarified that if the person has as health providers (social work or prepaid) the Italian Hospital, German Hospital, British Hospital, Cemic, Osuthgra, Güemes, Osecac or Obsa they can call directly there.
The Buenos Aires authorities established six vaccination stages: a first one for health workers;
a second for adults over 70 (although it will start for people over 80) and residences;
the third for people between 60 and 69 years old;
the fourth for strategic personnel;
the fifth for people from 18 to 59 years with accompanying illness;
and finally, the sixth stage for other strategic groups.
After the collapse of the registration page, the City insisted that "residents who need to request an appointment for vaccination, can do so by calling 147, where the data is taken registering people over 80 years of age, prioritized in this first round. ".
The first round of vaccination includes 55 thousand doses that are those that the National Government granted, of which 40 thousand are assigned in vaccinations per shift and another 15 thousand are distributed in the City's nursing homes.