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Construction Industry Becomes a Priority in the Fight Against COVID-19 and Workers Gain Right to Vaccine at Their Workplaces
On this Friday (22), construction workers were included in the list of priority groups by the Ministry of Health in the plan for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. In total, the construction sector represents about 5.3 million people, according to Folha de Sp. Also included in the plan for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, in addition to construction workers, are air and water transport workers, as well as port workers; these groups, alongside construction workers, are prioritized for the COVID-19 vaccination.
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The Ministry of Health stated in a note that “schedules for distributing doses among the corresponding priority groups will be announced through technical reports.”
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“It is worth clarifying that all health workers will be covered by the vaccination; however, the expansion of coverage for this group will be gradual, as will the other priority groups listed in the second edition of the plan, depending on vaccine availability,” the note says.
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