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Another 963 people are in detention to recover from the disease on Friday. The total number of recoveries has already reached 191,197.
On Friday, 6,371 tests were carried out on suspicion of coronavirus.
During the previous day 9,723 people were vaccinated with the first dose and 6,324 with the second dose, a total of 97,883 people were vaccinated with two doses.
A total of 67 people infected with coronavirus were hospitalized last day. A total of 717 people are treated in the hospital, 87 of them in resuscitation.
According to the Statistics Department, the number of new cases in 14 days per 100,000 inhabitants in Lithuania on Saturday morning is 220. The average of new cases per day in the last 7 days is 445 cases. These latter indicators are among those used to decide on quarantine restrictions.
AstraZeneca vaccination continues
The turmoil in Europe over the AstraZeneca vaccine reached Lithuania on Friday. Following the temporary suspension of vaccination with AstraZeneca by Norway, Denmark and Iceland and several other countries, it was decided in Lithuania that there was no reason to doubt the vaccination.
The State Agency for Medicines Control (IARC) says it does not intend to propose a temporary suspension of the AstraZeneca vaccine, although several European countries have taken such a preventive measure.
“No, the service does not intend to propose to the ministry to stop vaccination with the entire AstraZeneca vaccine (…) for the entire AstraZeneca vaccine, we do not believe that further action is necessary,” Gytis Andrulionis, IWT manager, said at a press conference on Friday.
Denmark announced on Thursday that it would suspend vaccination with AstraZeneca against the coronavirus vaccine for two weeks due to blood clots in some patients.
However, the country’s officials noted that this decision is preventive, since at present a causal link between the vaccine and the clots has not been established.
“The decisions of each country are individual and are respected.
“Apparently, a more political decision has been made than a decision based on research data and scientific opinions,” he added.
How will mass vaccination be carried out?
With the beginning of mass vaccination of the COVID-19 population, it will be recommended to carry it out starting with the oldest age groups, the most precise procedure should become clear soon, says Deputy Minister of Health Živilė Simonaitytė.
“It would probably be a dream here to say that we travel as much as we want, but we also understand that the group of people who should register is probably very large, so we are still consulting a bit with the municipalities to see this process,” the deputy minister told the press on Friday.
“It seems like we’re inclined to recommend the registry for seniors first, maybe every five years, but exactly how we’ll implement it is probably another week and we’ll finally have those answers next week,” he said. added.
According to the deputy minister, it is still difficult to say exactly when the mass vaccination will begin, because even after the vaccination of the elderly is completed, there would be two more priority groups: people with chronic diseases and employees who perform important functions in the state. . . Registration of these groups for vaccination is planned to take place through workplaces and medical institutions.
“We are talking about the start of mass vaccination at the beginning of May. We can talk about the vaccination of these groups – people with chronic diseases and those who perform important functions for the state and society – during the second half of March-April”, said Ž. Simonaitytė.
The priority list of patients to be vaccinated was compiled by the ministry last year, and it is planned to update it with disease codes in the near future, but according to the deputy minister, there will be “more technical changes.” .
New shipment
The sixth shipment of the AstraZeneca vaccine against COVID-19 arrived in Lithuania on Friday, with 14.4 thousand. reported by the Ministry of Health (SAM).
These vaccines will be distributed to the country’s municipalities on Friday.
In total, 115.7 thousand have already arrived in Lithuania. Doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and 48 thousand of them were delivered this week alone, 62.1 thousand have been used to date. vaccine doses from this manufacturer.
Fewer vaccinations
AstraZeneca will significantly reduce the supply of vaccines to Lithuania in the coming weeks, IWT reported.
“Compared to what was agreed at the end of February, this is a very significant reduction,” Gytis Andrulionis, head of IWT, told BNS on Friday.
Aistė Šuksta, a spokesperson for the Minister of Health, told BNS that this decrease would reach 39% in March, compared to the plan previously presented.
“In April 4% is expected to decline,” he said.
