Portugal COVID-19 Employer Resources
According to the Anadolu Agency, “Health professionals are having to make complex and very difficult decisions in the context of disaster medicine and establish priority criteria,” the Order of Physicians, the regulatory body for Portuguese doctors, said Monday. “[Doctors] are unable to save all lives.”
Portugal went into a lockdown Friday, and tighter measures will take effect at midnight Tuesday, forbidding travel between districts during the weekend, banning sales at stores, and deploying police outside schools to prevent students from forming groups.
COVID-19 vaccine considerations for Portugal
- Can employers mandate the vaccine?
No - Who will control delivery of the vaccine?
Public health service - Who covers the cost of the vaccine?
Government - Where will people get vaccinated?
Government designated vaccination locations - Is there cultural resistance to getting the vaccine?
Moderate
More Information
Portugal unveils its national vaccination plan for COVID-19
Portugals’ National Health Service COVID-19 Website
Portugal’s confidence in Covid vaccine? It’s rising…
(in Portuguese)
- COVID-19: https://covid19.min-saude.pt/
- Vaccination: https://www.sns24.gov.pt/tema/doencas-infecciosas/covid-19/vacina-covid-19/ and https://covid19.min-saude.pt/vacinacao/
This information is provided by VISAVIS, Asinta's partner in Portugal.
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Page last modified: January 28, 2021
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