“I got scared”, said Donna Rosanna, when searching for Cícero Idelfonso Health Center, in the neighborhood of Vista Alegre, western region of Belo Horizonte, to receive the vaccine against COVID-19, Wednesday morning (11). The place was demolished and no longer exists.
The area where the health center was empty, occupied only by tractors and trucks of rubble – Photo: Júlio César Santos / TV Globo
function “stealth” It was on the list of vaccination places in the capital’s city hall. But the residents who went to get vaccinated found Empty spaceOperated only by tractors and dump trucks.
The vaccination station was on the PBH list – Photo: clone / MG1
The dilapidated health center is located at 238 Aguñel Street, in the Vista Alegre neighborhood. The services provided by the structure were moved to another location, in the Jardinópolis district, also in the Western District.
The path between the two sites is 2.5 km. Anyone who gets surprised and goes without a car or money for the bus should do it Walk about 30 minutes.
Poster hanging on the wall of the gas station indicating a change of address – Photo: Júlio César Santos / TV Globo
The municipality of Belo Horizonte said in a statement that the Cícero Idelfonso health center operates in Roa Caviana, 77, in the Jardinópolis district, since July 9. According to PBH, the The change is temporary, until the construction of the new headquarters.
“The intervention is part of the City Hall business package which provides for the reconstruction of 40 health centres, a sterile materials center and a central laboratory, through a public-private partnership (PPP). The updated address has already been made available to the official City Hall Channels including vaccination pages.
The municipal administration also reported that “the residents were informed through meetings with the local health committee, and posters placed in the water collection areas and on the door of the former headquarters and The population has never been unattended“.
However, Removing the demolished health center from the city council list It only happened Wednesday morning (11), after a report good morning me.
Queues and queues when vaccinated
Another problem with immunization against Covid-19, in Belo Horizonte, is Crowds at vaccination centers. Viewers, Wednesday morning (11), scored huge streaks In at least four health centers: Francisco Gomez Barbosa, Betania, Dom Cabral and São Francisco.
At the Bethany Health Center, in the western district of the capital, residents reported expecting Up to three hours to receive the vaccine.
The wait to receive the vaccine at the Betânia health center has reached three hours, according to residents – Credits: Marco Flavio Neves
The same situation in Dom Cabral Health Center in the Northwest Region: Kilometers queues and congestion.
Immunization queue at Dom Cabral health center this Wednesday (11) – Photo: Luciana Machado / TV Globo
wanted by Globo TVThe Municipal Health Department said in a statement that the four health centers mentioned in the report “These are Pfizer’s fixed feed units for people who have not been vaccinated on the day of the call.. It is important to consider that the comorbidities group has been called, for example, since the last week of July, and last Monday this audience had an exclusive summary day to get the vaccine. ”
“27 summary points have been made available to the population. In view of this change, the Municipal Health Department directs the user to attend vaccination sites on the day of the call for the group or age group. If the person later goes and says in a note “it is subject to counter lists, the summary points are distributed in One unit by region, by type of vaccine.”
