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The vaccination procedure itself, according to R. Kėvalas, was not unique, it was absolutely the same as vaccination against influenza. It is also administered into the arm muscle.
The vaccinated doctor said that he was not afraid, the people around him also experienced more interest than fear.
“There are many people in my environment who have not yet been ill and have not been ill (COVID 19, – red. Past.), they just ask me when the vaccine will be available to the general public, ”said R. Kėvalas.
The doctor said that he gets a flu shot every year, and while he sometimes had a mild fever after the flu shot, the temperature rose 37.1 or 37.2 degrees, he now feels great after the COVID-19 shot.
According to the doctor, the vaccination process carried out in the new outpatient clinic of the Kaunas clinics was not exceptional either.
Photo by Teodoras Biliūnas / Head of the Department of Pediatrics prof. Rimantas Kėvalas
“Just take out the coupon, wait your turn, fill out a certain form, like before each medical procedure, then vaccinate in turn, get up for 15 minutes and drive home,” R. Kėvalas said about the procedure.
The second COVID-19 vaccine, the so-called booster dose, awaits R. Kėvalas three weeks later, on January 17. One week after the second vaccination, you should have full immunity.
The professor said he hopes that people will be vaccinated en masse and that the upcoming fall season will pass without pandemics or quarantine.
“What we receive today, the first Kaunas doctors, the first Lithuanian doctors, I would call it a Christmas miracle. Because it is a light at the end of the tunnel. Because there is no other way. We need to be saved,” emphasized R. Kėvalas.
What we receive today, the first Kaunas doctors, the first Lithuanian doctors, I would call a Christmas miracle. Because it is a light at the end of the tunnel.
Almost 10,000 will be vaccinated first. doctor
On Sunday morning, doctors from five Lithuanian medical institutions began vaccinating against COVID-19. Vaccination started at 8 am
You can see the photo galleries capturing the first moments of the COVID-19 vaccination in Lithuania below.
And below you can see a video of how the first nurse in the Kaunas clinics was vaccinated.
VIDEO: Kaunas clinics vaccinated first nurse, feels great
The shipment with 9,750 doses of vaccine arrived in Lithuania in the evening from Friday to Saturday. On Saturday, the vaccine was distributed to hospitals in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys, which are responsible for the management of COVID-19 in the regions.
Vilnius and Kaunas hospitals received 2,925 doses of vaccine each, Klaipėda hospital received 1,950 doses, and Šiauliai and Panevėžys hospitals received 975 doses each.
It is planned to use all the vaccines received on Saturday when the first doctors are vaccinated. The second dose for these co-vaccinated personnel, who need to be vaccinated after 21 days, will be administered in subsequent shipments.
Doctors are vaccinated with a vaccine developed jointly by BioNTech and Pfizer. This vaccine is the first and so far the only one authorized in the European Union.
VIDEO: Vilnius’ first doctors vaccinated: “We will finally be able to live normally again”
After the vaccination of doctors working in healthcare institutions in Lithuania, in the second stage, vaccines will be administered to employees and patients of medical institutions providing supportive care and nursing services.
The second shipment of the vaccine is expected to arrive in Lithuania on December 29, with slightly more doses expected than received this time. The third shipment is expected in early January.
It is not clear when mass vaccination will begin in the country and everyone who wants will be able to get vaccinated, but, according to the current situation, in 2021. there will be no mass vaccination in the first quarter.
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