Romania makes homeless a vaccine priority
Now people sleeping rough are on par with the over-65s, chronically ill people and teachers, and just below health workers
H. J. I. / AFP
20.02.2021
EUROPE
Romania makes homeless a vaccine priority
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Mobile vaccination teams have visited shelters in several towns including the capital over the past few days
Foto: Agencies
Almost 300 homeless people have been vaccinated against coronavirus in Romania, making it one of the first European countries to single out people who are sleeping rough, health authorities said Saturday.
-These people are among the most exposed to infection risk. It's hard for most of them to follow infection control measures- junior health minister Andrei Baciu told AFP.