Portugal to start vaccinating 20-somethings in AugustÂ
Portugal is to start vaccinating 20-year-olds in August, vaccine task force coordinator Henrique Gouveia e Melo announced, coincidentally on International Day of the Child (June 1). Only days before, EMA,
GNR agent loses hearing in left ear following AstraZeneca jab
A GNR agent attached to the traffic division in Viseu is undergoing specialist treatment in a hyperbaric chamber as a result of losing his hearing in his left ear shortly
More than half a million fail to respond to text messages for Covid vaccinations
More than half a million people registered with the SNS health authority in Portugal have failed to respond to text messages calling them for vaccinations against Covid-19. Explain reports, two
Portugalâs Covid lethality down to 1 death in every 200 positive cases
Portugalâs Covid lethality rate has âfallen drasticallyâ to 0.5%, translating to one death in every 200 positive cases. This is the âgood newsâ of the day, and follows President Marceloâs
Reduction of antibodies âthree months after natural infectionâ could mean very little…
The second phase of the national serologic inquiry was reported this week as having âsounded the alert to the reduction of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 just three months after infectionâ (click
Further confusion in Portugalâs vaccine-rollout as health entities ânot on same pageâ
There is further confusion in Portugalâs vaccine rollout following the statement by DGS health director Graça Freitas that people under 50, and under 60 who were comfortable with taking either
Johnson & Johnson vac reserved for over-50s in Portugal âand anyone else who wants itâ
Various controversies surrounding rare side effects of taking the Covid vaccines currently approved in the EU have led Portugalâs DGS to decide that the single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine (that
Vaccinations in Portugal ânot going nearly as well as authorities make outâ
Portugalâs vaccination programme is being presented as advancing in leaps and bounds. But this is the picture powered by national media. The reality is very different, say numerous people in
Faro provides free transportation to vaccination centre
Faro Council has announced that it is offering free transportation to the local vaccination centre for citizens aged over 60 or with mobility problems. To benefit from this service, citizens
Portugalâs vaccine roll-out boss warns 3 million doses “could be wasted”
Itâs full steam ahead for Portugalâs vaccination programme – with the timetable per age group already published. But there is one niggling issue left hanging: due to the various controversies