GTL is calling on the entire taxi sector in Flanders to mobilize for transport to the 120 vaccination centers. People with mobility problems generally form part of the priority population groups to be vaccinated. There is one together with Wouter Beke and Lydia Peeters constructive consultation with Taxisector & Minder Mobielen Centrale. They will cooperate to make the vaccination centers a success. They can support local authorities to get less mobile people to the vaccination center.
A total of around 120 vaccination centers will be set up for all municipalities and partnerships with the various municipalities. Part of the population can go to the vaccination center themselves. The elderly, less mobile people and a lot of target group transport cannot move themselves. The government wants to make use of transporters from the taxi sector and the less mobile centers. From 1 March, the population will be vaccinated en masse. Today it was announced that the taxi sector in the Antwerp region is proposing to provide transport for EUR 10 per trip.
The taxi operators can decide for themselves whether to participate, everyone is free, but GTL suggests contacting the city authorities as soon as possible to let them know that you would like to accept the call to offer vaccination rides. GTL proposes that the carriers, among colleagues in their area of work, try to agree as best as possible to offer this at a fixed price per trip (outward or return).
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