The number of daily vaccinators has been cut in half - and the HMOs are preparing to transfer the vaccines to the branches.
An empty vaccination compound in Rabin Square, February
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Joshua Joseph
Some HMOs are preparing to reduce the activity of their vaccine complexes, in light of the decrease in the number of vaccinators.
The funds are also preparing for the continuation of the "corona routine" and intend to transfer the immunization activity into the branches, as was done with other vaccines, such as the flu.
The vaccination campaign continues // Photo: Moshe Ben Simhon and Newsenders
The number of vaccinated in the first dose has dropped sharply in the past week from about 85-50 thousand people per day, to numbers of 45-39 thousand people when on Saturday only 11 thousand people came to the vaccination complexes to get vaccinated in the first dose and another 25 thousand in the second dose.
In recent weeks, vaccination efforts have focused on small and peripheral localities and in various sectors, with the help of MDA vaccine mobility in various authorities. These, along with the resumption of regular activity in some vaccine complexes (stadiums, community centers, conference centers) are leading to a change in fundraising.
"The number of vaccinators has decreased slightly, and we are reducing the number of nurses in each compound and in the opening hours, for example 8 hours instead of 12 hours. We have not closed any warehouse stations, we have only reduced volumes, but our main vaccination complex in Tel Aviv will continue until the end of April." Gil Weinstein, Deputy CEO of United.
"We are now looking ahead in case there is a need to repeat the vaccination order or vaccinate children. We want to open vaccination stations in the regular branches. The trend is that just as people are vaccinated against the flu so they will be vaccinated against the corona."
Clalit also noted that "in light of the fact that some of our vaccine complexes are located in sports halls and at sites where public events take place, we are preparing to move some of the complexes to an alternative location. However, we still intend to vaccinate vaccine centers, and we are exploring alternative locations."
Maccabi also reduced its vaccination positions after vaccinating an impressive percentage of the population.
Sigal Dadon-Levy, head of the operations division and director of the vaccination campaign at Maccabi, added that "we have adjusted the number of vaccine complexes to the proportion of members who still have to be vaccinated, and as there is additional demand, we are prepared to increase the number of complexes."
On the other hand, Mali Kusha, director of the nursing department at the United Health Insurance Fund, said that "we continue with the same sites we have opened - we do not download anything but continue with persuasion talks for insureds who have not yet been vaccinated.