Professionals in the passenger rail sector in Brazil began to receive the first dose of the vaccine against Covid-19 in the State of São Paulo and in the cities of Porto Alegre, in the State of Rio Grande do Sul; Salvador, in the State of Bahia; and Maceió, in the State of Alagoas.
In São Paulo, all professionals working on the São Paulo Metro, ViaQuatro, ViaMobilidade and CPTM began to be vaccinated on May 11, at the initiative of the state government. In Porto Alegre, Trensurb, the operator of the trains that serve the Metropolitan Region, got the vaccination of security professionals with the city administration. In Maceió and Salvador, vaccination is being carried out by the cities governments and began on May 17 and 19 respectively.
Public transport is an essential service and its professionals were included in the priority list of the national vaccination campaign against Covid-19, but it is up to the States and Municipalities to determine the immunization period for each category.
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Metro rail workers are vaccinated against Covid-19 in RS and SP
Salvador and Maceió vaccinate subway workers against Covid-19
