Vaccination strategy changes again. Teachers will receive the jab sooner than planned

Who is entitled to vaccination in the first phase?

• pedagogical employee of a kindergarten

• pedagogical employee of a special kindergarten

• pedagogical employee teaching years one to four of primary school or in a school club

• pedagogical employee at a special primary school

• pedagogical staff at a secondary school for pupils with disabilities, a vocational school

• pedagogical employee providing teaching of the final year of secondary school

Where can teachers get vaccinated over the upcoming weekend (February 13 and 14)?

• UNB Ružinov (two)

• UNB Antolská

• UNB Kramáre

• FN Trenčín

• FN Prešov

• UNLP Košice

• UN Martin

• VÚC Žilina

• FN Žilina

• FN Trnava

• Liptovský Mikuláš

• Dolný Kubín

Vaccination centres open during the week between February 15 and 19: FN Nitra, FNsP Banská Bystrica

11 vaccination phases (updated):

Phase 1:

• healthcare staff;

• students of medical or non-medical school who are in contact with Covic-19 patients;

• nursing home staff;

• in-field social workers;

• employees of service organisations that secure services in hospitals;

• employees of hospitals, emergency rescue services and ambulances who are in contact with COVID-19 patients;

• registered Church members who offer clerical services to COVID-19 patients in hospitals or nursing homes;

• staff at mobile testing sites who are in contact with tested people;

• employees of employers who secure services for marginalised Roma communities and homeless people;

• employees of employers who secure staff services for social service provides;

• soldiers, police officers and firefighters helping with testing at the mobile testing sites and medical facilities.

If people booked for the given date fail to show up, the authority responsible for vaccination can take replacements, giving preference to people older than 65 years of age who are hospitalised in the facility.

Phase 2:

• people older than 85 years of age

Phase 3:

• people older than 75 years of age

Phase 4:

• people older than 56 years of age who take care of children until the age of 6, or employees of such facilities;

• teachers younger than 55 years of age if the effects of the vaccine used on people older than 55 years cannot be assessed.

Phase 5:

• people working in critical infrastructure who are:

• *older than 56 years of age;

• *younger than 55 years of age if the effects of the vaccine used on people older than 55 years cannot be assessed.

Phase 6:

• people older than 56 years of age suffering from serious diseases, including:

• *cancer patients;

• *people who had transplantations;

• *people who recovered from pneumonia;

• *people who had sepsis;

• *people with cardiovascular problems;

• *people suffering from diabetes;

• *HIV/AIDS patients;

• *extremely obese people;

• *patients suffering from kidney failure, serious immunity diseases or metabolic problems;

• *people suffering from serious mental problems;

• people older than 56 years of age receiving nursing benefits;

• people older than 56 years of age taking care of severely disabled people.

Phase 7:

• people younger than 55 years of age if the effects of the vaccine used on people older than 55 years cannot be assessed who:

• *suffer from serious diseases (see the list above);

• *receive nursing benefit;

• *take care of severely disabled people.

Phase 8:

• people older than 56 years of age suffering from moderate chronic diseases;

• people younger than 55 years suffering from moderate chronic diseases if the effects of the vaccine used on people older than 55 years cannot be assessed.

Phase 9:

• people older than 55 years of age

Phase 10:

• people older than 45 years of age

Phase 11:

• people older than 18 and younger than 45 years of age