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The second shipment of coronavirus vaccine developed jointly by the pharmaceutical company BioNTech and Pfizer has already arrived in Lithuania.
The Department of Health (SAM) announced that 10,725 doses of vaccine were delivered to Vilnius International Airport on Monday at 7.10 pm. That’s a bit more than the first shipment received on Sunday. The latter contained 9,750 doses and were distributed proportionally to Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipda, iauliai and Panevis hospitals.
The second shipment on Monday at 9.14. The Sanitary Emergencies Center warehouses were delivered and ultra-low temperature sensors were purchased specifically for these vaccines, which must be stored at -75 degrees, according to a SAM press release.
The vaccines in this shipment are expected to be used for the second vaccination of a healthcare professional who has already been vaccinated, after the three-week deadline for the second vaccination. This decision may be revoked upon receipt of precise information on the time and amount of the delivery of the third shipment, which must be attached.
SAM recalled that the first shipment of vaccines began vaccination on Sunday in five major cities on Sunday: the first COVID-19 patients to be vaccinated are very high-risk workers with COVID-19 who are exposed to the insidious virus on a daily basis. Develop immunity to the coronavirus, after 21 days. the procedure must be repeated from the first vaccination.
The press release emphasizes that it is planned to vaccinate all medical personnel in the country in the first quarter of next year.
With the subsequent arrival of new shipments of vaccines, the vaccination of support and nursing care personnel and patients, as well as social care personnel and residents, pharmacists over 65 years of age, will begin. people with comorbidities, workers unable to avoid close or prolonged social contact or who perform functions of public importance, law enforcement workers, people working in fire and rescue services, customs, border guards, soldiers, educational personnel, workers of the energy and food industry and bread. When the vaccine reaches all priority groups, we will invite all those who want to be vaccinated, according to the SAM message.
According to experts, 70% of the vaccinated population has herd immunity to coronavirus.
Contracts have been signed with these vaccine manufacturers and it is expected to acquire more than 7 million. dose of vaccine.
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