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The first doctors to work in the COVID-19 wards were vaccinated with BioNTech and Pfizer. In 28 hospitals in five major cities in Lithuania, vaccination against the coronavirus started at the same time, at 8 a.m. in the morning.
Jolanta Litvinienė, the first head nurse to work in the COVID-19 ward, was the first to be vaccinated against the coronavirus at one of the largest medical institutions in the country: the Kaunas Clinics. Immediately after the vaccination, they asked how she felt, excited to be well.
Gave hope
As the qualified doctor professor Renaldas Jurkevičius, general director of the Kaunas Clinics, said at the remote press conference, the vaccination of doctors, who are on the most dangerous front lines, started on Sunday and this day is a great celebration for the medical community.
“People have been working for a long time in the hope that the time will come, that there will be a time in this war, when there will be a breakthrough: a vaccine. Tomorrow we are going to vaccinate not only the employees of the Kaunas clinics and the Kaunas hospital, but also the doctors in the Kaunas region, for whom the Kaunas clinics, that is, 11 hospitals, are responsible, ”said the Professor R. Jurkevičius on Sunday morning.
Vaccine for coronavirus
According to the professor, about 3,000 vaccines reached the Kaunas clinics.
These first doses are scheduled to be taken within 3 days: Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. Approximately 500 doctors will be vaccinated at the Kaunas Hospital in the first stage and 1,500 at the Kaunas clinics.
Feel pride and elevation
The first vaccinated nurse, J. Litvinienė, also spoke at the press conference.
“I feel great. The procedure itself was completely painless, just a simple vaccination procedure. But I am proud and encouraged that we finally have what will help us manage this huge pandemic.
When I work with COVID-19 patients, I feel great joy that we finally have the means to fight, ”said J. Litvinienė adding that it will be more courageous to go back to work psychologically now, but we must not forget that immunity will need a second vaccine .
According to the doctor, the vaccination procedure was completely normal, as for other diseases.
When asked if there was any doubt about the vaccine, J. Litvinienė did not hide: “There were doubts maybe half a year ago, when it was only said that there would be a vaccine of this type when it was developed. But when I started working with these patients and the staff that work together, there was no question, I had a choice and I chose.
Vaccination in other hospitals on Monday
Professor R. Jurkevičius urged all Lithuanians not to be afraid and to get vaccinated as soon as the opportunity arises, because only in this way would it be possible to protect themselves from the virus.
Renaldas Jurkevičius
© What is happening in Kaunas / Rokas Tenys?
Vaccination will begin in other hospitals in the Kaunas region on Monday. According to R. Jurkevičius: “Our employees will accept the vaccine and vaccinate the staff of other hospitals with the staff of other hospitals.”
As the professor said, even people with COVID-19 should get vaccinated, but at this point, they won’t get vaccinated until there are enough vaccines.
Who do you prefer?
The Kaunas Clinical Hospital will also be responsible for vaccinating the employees of the following hospitals: Kaunas Hospital, Marijampolė, Vilkaviškis, Šakiai, Jurbarkas, Raseiniai, Kėdainiai, Kaišiadorys, Jonava, Prienai.
Initially, the vaccination will be administered to the staff working in the COVID-19 ward, the intensive care unit and the intensive care unit, the emergency department.
“It was from these departments that lists were made of which employees would be vaccinated first,” said R. Jurkevičius.
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