COVID-19 Vaccination: what to do if you couldn’t keep your appointment

In the middle of the vaccination process for the elderly that has been carried out in more than five municipalities of Mexico City, in this space we will announce what should be done in case you have not been able to attend your appointment of vaccination.

It is important to remember that a couple of days ago the fourth stage of vaccination began in the demarcation of Venustiano Carranza and the second dose for people residing in Iztacalco, Xochimilco and Tláhuac.

To know the place and day that corresponds to each citizen to attend the application, the interested party must access a web page, to find out which vaccination unit they belong to. Enter here.

Then you will have to place your Unique Population Registry Code (CURP) and click on locate unit.

What to do if I cannot keep my appointment?

According to the government of Mexico City, for those residents of the Magdalena Contreras, Cuajimalpa, Milpa Alta, Tláhuac, Iztacalco, Xochimilco, Miguel Hidalgo and Azcapotzalco municipalities, who could not attend their appointment of vaccination, you can dial Locatel at: 55 56 58 1111, where they will provide you with information on how to receive your vaccine.

This afternoon, the Head of Government, Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighted how the process of the first application is going in Venustiano Carranza, as well as the second for Iztacalco, Xochimilco and Tláhuac, with Azcapotzalco being the one with the highest dose placement with more than a thousand vaccines.

The vaccination process is based on a calendar designed based on the first initial letter of your paternal surname.

The calendar for the mayor of Venustiano Carranza looks like this:

* Wednesday March 17: first letter of surname A and B

* Thursday March 18: C, D and E

* Friday March 19: F and G

* Saturday March 20: H, I, J, K and L

* Sunday March 21: M, N, Ñ and O

* Monday March 22: P, Q and R

* Tuesday March 23: no paternal last name, laggards and missing.

Schedule for second dose in Iztacalco, Tláhuac and Xochimilco:

* Date of application of last Wednesday, February 24: March 17

* Thursday, February 25: March 18

* Friday, February 26: March 19

* Saturday, February 27: March 20

* Sunday, February 28: March 21

* Monday March 1: March 22

* Tuesday, March 2: March 23

* Wednesday March 3: March 24

* Thursday, March 4: March 25

* Friday March 5: March 26

On this occasion, the vaccine that will be used for the residents of the Venustiano Carranza mayor’s office is that of CoronaVac of Sinovac, which will also apply a second dose between days 28 and 35 days after receiving the first.

While for Iztacalco, Tláhuac and Xochimilco the vacuna Sputnik V in this second placement.

Remember that it is not a requirement to be registered to receive the dose; however, it will facilitate the process for those who did. In addition, the elderly were asked to come on the established day and time well hydrated, with comfortable clothing, a folio, and an official identification.