Coronavirus: Hundred-thousandth vaccination in the Canton of Basel-Stadt on the 100th day of operation of the vaccination centre

Today marks a double milestone in Basel-Stadt: On the 100th day of operation of the vaccination centre, Viola Svec-Valasek became the hundred-thousandth Basler to receive a vaccination in the vaccination centre. Head of the Department of Health Lukas Engelberger presented Ms Svec with a bouquet of flowers.

Ms Viola Svec-Valasek is given flowers for receiving the hundred-thousandth vaccination dose

Two milestones were reached today, Friday, 21 May 2021: The vaccination centre saw its 100th day of operation today. And the Department of Health and Meconex, the operator of the Basel vaccination centre, are pleased that on its 100th day of operation, it was also possible to administer the hundred-thousandth vaccination.

In the late afternoon, 51-year-old Viola Svec-Valasek became the hundred-thousandth Basel resident to receive a vaccination (first vaccination). Head of the Department of Health Lukas Engelberger presented Ms Svec with a bouquet of flowers for her vaccination and thanked her for her interest in the vaccine.

Lukas Engelberger: “The vaccination programme in the Canton of Basel-Stadt is in full swing. 60 percent of people eligible for vaccination in our canton have already registered or have already been vaccinated. I would like to call upon all residents who are eligible for vaccination to register if they have not already done so, so that we can achieve good level of immunisation in our canton.”

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From left: Daniel Uebersax, Operations Director of the Vaccination Centre, Viola Svec-Valasek, Lukas Engelberger, Head of the Department of Health

Flowers for Viola Svec-Valasek (Photo Basilisk)