Recently, more and more elderly people have given up their concerns and their willingness to get vaccinated has become stronger and stronger. As of 12:00 on April 9, the elderly aged 60 and above in Beijing have received a total of 8.896 million doses of the new crown vaccine , and 3.4092 million people have been vaccinated, of which 2.4447 million people have completed the booster immunization. The oldest among the vaccinated elderly is 107 age.
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Beijing has opened up the "last mile"
to help the elderly get vaccinated
Mobile vaccination vehicles enter the community, "Dabai" provides door-to-door vaccinations, and special cars transport vaccinations... Recently, many districts in Beijing have launched heart-warming and convenient measures to help the elderly over 60 years old. Get the coronavirus vaccine .
Chaoyang District Mobile vaccination vehicle enters the community for the elderly
On the afternoon of April 9, there was an additional mobile vaccination vehicle in the Guandongdian North Street community of Hujialou Street, Chaoyang District. This is a new coronavirus vaccination opened by the community for the elderly over 60 years old. "Green Channel". "I feel relieved after the injection. It is a kind of protection for myself and my family." 82-year-old Li Xiuguang went downstairs early to put up a "protective umbrella" for himself.
Xiao Zhifeng, deputy director of the Chaoyang District Health Commission, said that Chaoyang District has recently increased mobile vaccination efforts on the basis of fixed vaccination sites; through mobile vaccination vehicles, temporary vaccination sites and other mobile methods, it has opened up vaccination channels for the elderly "The last mile". Various communities also organized volunteers to support and help elderly people with limited mobility enter the vaccination sites.
Currently, more than 500,000 of the 710,000 elderly people over the age of 60 in Chaoyang District have been vaccinated.
Haidian District Senior Apartment arranges door-to-door vaccination services
Dongyue Senior Apartment in Xiangshan Street, Haidian District recently welcomed a group of special "Dabais" who provide COVID-19 vaccination services.
"There are a large concentration of elderly people in nursing homes, and most of them have weak legs and feet, so it is difficult to go to the vaccination point for vaccination." Lu Wenli, section chief of the People's Livelihood Security Office of Xiangshan Subdistrict Office, said that in order to ensure the safety of epidemic prevention and control for the elderly in nursing homes, the subdistrict coordinated and arranged medical staff Wearing protective clothing and entering nursing homes for door-to-door vaccination, a total of 146 elderly people completed the vaccination.
So far, Xiangshan Street more than 70% of people aged 60 and above have received the COVID-19 vaccine.
Yongding Town, Mentougou District, has a special car to transport the elderly for vaccination.
Yongding Town, Mentougou District, has established a "one-stop" service such as refined vaccination ledger, special car transportation, and personal escort, so that the elderly in the jurisdiction can be vaccinated with peace of mind, and the children of the elderly can feel at ease.
“Considering that some elderly people know how to use WeChat and some don’t, we use WeChat groups, phone calls, direct door-to-door and other methods to count the daily vaccination needs, and then send cars to pick them up.” Secretary of the Party Branch of Yishan Jiayuan Community Shao Guangqin said. Since January this year, community cadres and social workers have taken the initiative to donate their private cars as "caring cars" for the elderly to receive vaccinations, meeting the vaccination needs of a group of elderly people.
As of now, there are more than 10,000 elderly people aged 60 and above in the town, and more than 8,600 people have completed the first dose of the new crown vaccine, with a vaccination rate of nearly 85%.
Reposted from: Beijing released
Source: Capital Window
