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To ensure the priorities and classification of patients, according to Paulius Kibiša, director of the Kaunas Polyclinic, Kaunas residents aged 80 and over will be vaccinated first. This procedure is specified in the order signed by the Minister of Health “On the approval of a priority population group for vaccination with the COVID-19 (Coronavirus Infection) vaccine purchased under the state budget.” Patients in other groups will be vaccinated later, when enough vaccines are available.
“The activity of registering people is very high, the compilation of lists is going well, so the vaccination will not start soon. We expected this to happen by the end of this week, but due to late weather due to shipments, we plan to start vaccinating Kaunas residents aged 80 and over starting next week, ”said P. Kibiša, Director of the Polyclinic from the city of Kaunas. to Eltai on Tuesday.
To make it easier for disabled people to reach the vaccination facilities, avoid climbing stairs or waiting in line to use a specially equipped elevator at the Kaunas Central Post Office, where the main vaccination point for Kaunas residents against infection operates by COVID-19. , they must remember their movement problem in advance. In this case, they will be offered another vaccination site: the Dainava Polyclinic, where the facilities for vaccination against coronavirus infection are located, as specified by the doctor. P. Kibiša, located on the first floor of the building.
Each registered person will be informed by SMS of the exact date, time and place of the vaccination. Only patients who are not co-infected with COVID-19 and who are not allergic to food, drugs or vaccines will be vaccinated. And when it comes to vaccination, it will be necessary to fill in the control questionnaire to check contraindications for adult vaccination and consent for vaccination.
Those who are not enrolled in the Kaunas City Polyclinic, but wish to be included in the queue for those who want to be vaccinated, should apply at the health care institution where they are enrolled.
According to P. Kibiša, director of the Kaunas City Polyclinic, this week the vaccination of social care, employees and rooms of nursing institutions and doctors who have not been vaccinated with the second dose of the vaccine against infection will continue COVID-19.
Elta asked how Kaunas residents who did not have a permanent place of residence and had not enrolled in any polyclinics, especially private medical institutions, Dr. Mr. Kibiša said that they could also receive help from social workers or community organizations providing them with information on how to take care of their health.
Recalling that a large number of foreign workers work in Kaunas and in many parts of Lithuania, the question of their possible vaccination against deadly contamination between countries does not remain open for the moment.
“There has been no discussion about free vaccination of foreign nationals against COVID-19 infection. These citizens of Lithuania only receive emergency medical care if they need it. Lithuania does not have commercial vaccines, therefore vaccination of This should be taken care of by the state whose citizens are these people, “said P. Kibiša, director of the Kaunas City Polyclinic.
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