Covid-vaccination appointments for week 21

Covid-vaccination appointments for week 21

Woman receiving vaccination

Covid-vaccination appointments for week 21 can be made online starting at 3 PM Friday 21 May onwards at rauma.terveytesi.fi. Online appointments require secure authentification. Online appointments can be made by people in risk groups and who have turned 50 years of age. Those who have not yet turned 50 this year must make appointments by telephone.

Appointments can be made by telephone from the number +358 44 403 2687 from 8 AM to 3 PM on Saturday 22 May for as long as there are appointments left. If the call is not received, it is better to leave a call-back request than to call again.

When making the appointments it should be taken into consideration that the second vaccination is given 12 weeks after the first one. If the person vaccinated has had Covid, the vaccination will be given six months after. On week 21 vaccinations are given at Kauppis, Satamakatu 26, and at the Healthcare center, Steniuksenkatu 2.

Now being vaccinated:

People turning 50 years of age and risk groups 1 and 2 from ages 16 to 69. Belonging to the risk groups is checked at the vaccination appointment.

People in risk group 1 are people aged 16 to 69 who have or are affected by:

Organ transplant or stem cell transplant
People undergoing active cancer treatment
Severe disorders of the immune system
Severe chronic renal disease
Severe chronic pulmonary disease
Type 2 diabetes with medication
Down syndrome

People in risk group 2 are people aged 16 to 69 who have or are affected by:

Asthma requiring continuous medication
Severe heart disease
Neurological illness or condition that affects breathing
Immunosuppressive drug therapy for autoimmune disease
Severe chronic liver disease
Type 1 diabetes or adrenal insufficiency
Sleep apnoea
Psychosis
Morbid obesity (body mass index more than 40)