Good news: Over 65’s to be vaccinated without an appointment
COVID-19 vaccines in Valladolid, Motul and Conkal are being administered even without prior appointments.
It is unclear if this policy will apply to Yucatán’s larger cities such as Mérida.
Other than medical professionals, only residents 65 and older in the three municipalities have received the COVID-19 vaccine in Yucatán.
As vaccinations entered their third day, state authorities extended inoculation clinic hours, which are now open between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Many seniors have expressed frustration over not yet being contacted to schedule vaccination, despite registering on the federal government vaccine website over two weeks ago.
“Seniors who have already registered on the website and who live in the current coverage zone may come for their vaccine, regardless of whether they have been contacted or not,” said a government spokesperson in Valladolid.
Local government officials have stated that they have no control over phone calls to schedule inoculations, as the federal health authorities simply pass on the information.
Users of the government portal continue to report errors and prolonged periods of downtime, likely caused by high traffic.
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Critics of the federal government point at website failures and insufficient vaccine doses as evidence of incompetence and insufficient resource allocation.
Senior Editor Carlos Rosado van der Gracht is a Mexican expedition/Canadian photographer and adventure leader. Born in Mérida, Carlos holds multimedia, philosophy, and translation degrees from universities in Mexico, Canada and Norway.
