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Next Monday, January 25, the announced appointment system would be implemented to speed up and facilitate the delivery of vaccines against COVID-19 on the island.
This was expected today by the designated Minister of Health, Carlos Mellado, who first informed this newspaper of the scheduled date to launch this system.
“We will continue with that on Monday,” he said, noting that the system allows for “the number of people vaccinated each day”.
As this newspaper announced, it comes via the digital platform of turnospr.com that people who want to be vaccinated against the virus can make an appointment to be vaccinated.
It is important to emphasize that the digital dating system will work in accordance with the stages of vaccination against COVID-19 in Puerto Rico. Currently, the process runs in stages 1-A and 1-B. Phase 1-A includes health workers and workers, elderly people meeting in long-term care facilities, workers of these places and residents and staff of homes for people with intellectual disabilities. Phase 1-B includes non-institutionalized adults over the age of 65, first responders (police, fire and medical emergencies), and some key workers, such as educators.
As Mellado explained, those interested in vaccination must enter this system and request a service.
“They will be notified by email (email) or text message of the day and time (to get vaccinated),” he said.
He added that there are also people who have called various places and providers who are vaccinating to ask for immunization.
“We will (also) call the people (who are on those lists) to give them their turn. These lists also need to be refined because (people) cannot write on six and seven lists (at the same time), ” said Mellado, explaining that the turnospr.com Do not allow duplication or allow one person to make more than one appointment.
As reported, the staff running the turnospr.com platform have met with health professionals, as well as support staff from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the VOCES Vaccination Coalition, in the past week and a half, to discuss the details for the beginning of this system.
The GP noted that the agency will soon also announce a call center to guide and counsel people who want to be vaccinated. However, he expects the amount of vaccines against COVID-19 arriving on the island to be limited.
At the end of last year, General José Reyes, of the National Guard, had announced their intention to launch an appointment system for the operation of the regional virus vaccination centers. This system has been coordinated with the Medical College. Yesterday, Reyes reported that the responsibility to increase this system was turned over to Health and was about to begin.
Dr. Iris Cardona, director of COVID-19 vaccination, had also anticipated “the recommendation to bring about some sort of shift to streamline processes and make it fairer to people.”