Less than 9 percent of doctors, just 21,424 people, have agreed to get vaccinated



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Associate Professor Angel Kunchev explained that the small number of applications should not be dramatized. There are also many doctors who are currently ill and have recently had the infection, they are not planning a vaccine yet, the class explains.

At noon today they are collecting data in Sofia and in 6 other districts, but the percentage will remain lower than expected

21,424 – This is the total number of physicians who have expressed a desire to be vaccinated as part of the first phase of the government’s immunization plan. These are doctors, nurses, dentists, general practitioners, emergency physicians, pharmacists, and support staff.

Provided in this

the total phase number was

243 600,

which means that so far 8.8% have given their consent.

This shows a report from the Ministry of Health, sent by “24 hours”. However, it does not yet include data for Sofia, where the deadline for collecting the lists was extended from Thursday until noon today, as well as the districts of region 3 – Razgrad, Targovishte, Shumen, Varna, Dobrich and Silistra, They also requested for postponement.

With them, the percentage will surely increase, but it will probably continue to be lower than expected by the health authorities.

They are the most

those who wish

be vaccinated in

Central and South

Bulgaria,

display the report data. These are the districts of region 5: Pazardzhik, Smolyan, Plovdiv, Stara Zagora, Haskovo and Kardzhali, where 9057 doctors gave their consent.

1143 of them are in the district of Stara Zagora, and the greatest desire is with the emergency doctors there. Of a total of 72, 28 or 38.9% will be vaccinated. 248 are the doctors of the hospitals who gave their consent, since they are 34.1% of the 727 doctors. Of 240 GPs, 67 have been nominated so far. 15.4% of nurses and health specialists will also be vaccinated, a total of 334. The least interest in Stara Zagora is found among pharmacists and pharmaceutical assistants, since 8.9 and 3.2% of those who have expressed a desire between them, respectively, reported RHI. They also requested 223 paramedics. However, the search continues, added the inspection.

In second place, with just over 5,000 applicants, is Region 2, which includes the districts of Pleven, Lovech, Gabrovo, Veliko Tarnovo and Ruse.

There are 2,792 doctors who have joined the lists of District 4, which includes the Sofia District, Blagoevgrad, Pernik and Kyustendil. The capital city is also here, but due to the large number of medical establishments on its territory, the record continues.

The number of medical personnel in Sliven, Yambol and Burgas is almost the same: 2,776, who are part of region 6 according to the National Vaccination Plan.

The least willing, 1758, are from the Vidin, Montana, and Vratsa districts, but there the provision of physicians is the lowest.

The expectations of the health authorities are that over time more people will join. “Is

normal, not him

we dramatize

However, we must be vigilant with the first applicants so that we can make a fair distribution and provide the second dose in approximately 3 weeks, so that we can ensure that the person who started the immunization will finish it with the same vaccine, and not Vaccines are failing ”, commented the Chief of State Health Inspectors, Prof. Angel Kunchev to bTV.



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