Jalisco Governor Enrique Alfaro on the afternoon of this Tuesday, January 16, that the first doses of Moderna’s Covid-19 vaccine have arrived, which will be applied only to people from vulnerable groups.
Days ago, Alfaro announced that Jalisco would be the first state to orchestrate its own vaccination campaign, unrelated to that carried out by the federal government, and that here, immunosuppressants approved by the World Health Organization (WHO) would be used.
“The modern COVID-19 vaccines have arrived, with which, endorsed by the WHO, tomorrow we will start our own vaccination day for the most vulnerable groups,” he wrote on his social networks.
Fernando Petersen, Secretary of Health of Jalisco, explained that a total of 10,000 Covid vaccines arrived Tuesday, to begin the campaign today, January 17.
Petersen added that vaccination will begin in shelters and living facilities.
Who can get vaccinated against Covid-19 in Jalisco?
The Moderna vaccine will be applied only to people who belong to the following vulnerable groups.
- Older adults in nursing homes and assisted living facilities
- Girls, boys, and adolescents in homes
- Girls, boys, and adolescents who suffer from cancer
- People with active or remitted cancer
- People living with HIV
- People with post-transplant and/or chronic kidney disease
- Older adults in prostration (bed-ridden)
- People with severe neuromuscular disease
- Indigenous population with immunosuppressive disease
How to register to get vaccinated
- Go to https://vacunacion.jalisco.gob.mx/
- There you must enter your CURP number in the section where it indicates it.
- Afterwards, you will have to confirm all your personal information.
- At the end, they will tell you the place, date, and time of the vaccination
If you have any questions, you can contact the Jalisco Health Secretariat through its social networks, or by calling 333-823-3220.