China News Service, August 9th. According to a report compiled by the "European Times", Italy's new crown vaccination work is constantly advancing, but there are still many foreign immigrants who cannot be vaccinated because they do not have legal documents or medical cards.
In order to make the vaccine cover more groups, the Prato city government recently vaccinated immigrant groups through different channels, including the WeChat platform frequently used by Chinese.
Many foreign immigrants living in Italy have not been vaccinated because they do not have a legal residence or medical card.
Under the threat of the more contagious Delta variant virus, this group is particularly concerned by the health department due to potential risks.
At present, health institutions in many Italian cities have launched vaccination programs for this group.
Prato, which has a large immigrant group, has recently begun a work to cover the vaccine to more foreign immigrants as soon as possible.
"We have carried out an important task in time, because the current task is to vaccinate as many people as possible." said Luigi Biancalani, a member of the Prato Health Committee. For vaccine groups, we are contacting them for vaccinations through charities, refugee reception centers, and various volunteer associations. In addition, we also include the WeChat platform most commonly used by the Chinese community."
According to the report, the Prato authorities arranged for medical staff to come home for vaccination through information provided by various associations and refugee reception centers.
At the same time, the WeChat platform is used to deliver messages: including Chinese without a document, even without an appointment, they can go directly to any vaccination center in Prato for vaccination.
The plan of the Prato authorities has been carried out very smoothly. In a short period of time, nearly 300 immigrants have successfully received the first dose of the vaccine.
Biancalani said: "We are trying to contact more people. Of course we can't reach 100%, but we are working hard. The most important thing is to provide vaccines to as many people as possible." (Dust Shuo, Sasha, Enzo)