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More than two million Portuguese have a complete vaccination against Covid-19, equivalent to 20 percent of the population, the Government announced, adding that.
Testing ramping up in Lisbon
The Secretary of State for Health, Diogo Serras Lopes, has confirmed the reinforcement of Covid-19 testing in the region of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley, in view of the increased levels of incidence.
“What is going to be done in Lisbon is to reinforce in some way the mechanisms that already exist, in order to be able to test more people and go a little further in the links between people confirmed with covid-19 or who have been in contact with a person who has been confirmed as covid-19. We are well aware that cutting transmission is absolutely essential,” he said.
4 million people vaccinated in Portugal By TPN/Lusa, in News, COVID-19 · 11-05-2021 16:38:00 · 9 Comments
Portugal today reached the mark of four million vaccines against covid-19 administered to the population, with the inoculation of a user in Póvoa de Varzim, Porto district, announced the Ministry of Health.
The number was reached with the vaccination of Maria Helena Lordelo, 64 years old, born in Póvoa de Varzim, who received the drug at 12:30pm, administered by nurse Ana Denise Silva, in the vaccination centre of the town.
Speaking to the Lusa news agency, the Secretary of State for Health, Diogo Serras Lopes, underlined the acceleration of the vaccination process, at a time when more vaccines are beginning to be available to the population. It took more than two months to inoculate the first million
This Thursday and Friday, the International Conference “The 3 As: Availability, Accessibility and Affordability of Medicines and Medical Devices” took place at the Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon. The conference was organized by INFARMED - Portuguese National Authority of Medicines and Health Products, under the auspices of the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (PPEU). Objective: to promote discussion among the main European pharmaceutical policy actors, addressing national and European challenges in an integrated, ethical and sustainable manner.
In the opening session, the speakers emphasised the importance of international collaboration and cooperation, commending the effort to bring together the main agents in the area of medicines and health products.