As reported on this website, 9 thousand doses of the Pfizer Pharmaceuticals COVID-19 vaccine are expected to arrive this January 12 in Baja California to vaccinate frontline health workers.

Once the vaccine has been applied to this personnel, the rest of the workers in this sector will also be vaccinated during the month of January, expecting to have applied 30 thousand vaccines, according to Health Secretary Alonso Pérez Rico.

Who is considered part of the health sector workers? Medical personnel, nurses, laboratory personnel, personnel in contact with patients, stretcher bearers, janitors, ambulance drivers, as well as personnel who deliver food to hospitalized patients.

How should you arrive? You must wear face masks, maintain social distance and carry an official identification.

Where will the vaccine be given? As reported, it will be at military facilities, with the following specific locations:

• Jurisdicción de Servicios de Salud Mexicali
• Military Hospital of Zona de Mexicali
• General Hospital of Mexicali
• Hospital Materno Infantil de Mexicali
• Jurisdicción de Servicios de Salud Tijuana
• General Hospital of Tijuana
• General Hospital of Tecate
• General Hospital of Playas de Rosarito
• Jurisdicción de Servicios de Salud Ensenada
• General Hospital of Ensenada
• Hospital 69 IMSS Bienestar (San Quintín)
• CAAPS Vicente Guerrero (San Quintín)

How will they verify that you are healthcare personnel? According to the head of this agency, they will have an appointment scheduled which will be corroborated by military personnel based on the date, time, name, CURP, and health unit of origin; they will also have to present an official identification.

Once this is checked, they will be guided to the triage area, given antibacterial gel, their temperature will be taken, they will be asked about their current symptoms, and their personal data will be recorded and reviewed online (QR code).

What will happen if I have an allergic reaction to the vaccine? Once the vaccine is applied, the health personnel will be observed for 30 minutes inside the facilities of the vaccination module, to be attended immediately in case this happens.
According to Pérez Rico, military personnel have been trained in adverse reactions, special personnel will be available to care for them in case of any inconvenience, and ambulances will also be available for transfers.

What happens after I get the vaccine? The platform where you registered for this first dose will send you a QR code to your email or cell phone to notify you of the date (21 days later) and time when it is your turn to get the second dose, which will be the same as the first.

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