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“We have received information that after January 4 … another shipment of vaccines will arrive in Lithuania,” the minister told reporters on Wednesday after the government meeting.
“This means that in the first week of January we will be able to continue with the vaccination process and take that second shipment to the coordinating centers,” he added.
Mr. Dulkys said he was confident that the date for the third vaccine shipment would be specified in more detail and would be “close” to January 4.
VIDEO: A.Dulkys: Third shipment of COVID-19 vaccines should arrive in Lithuania next week
He said he expected there to be at least 20,000 in the third shipment. vaccine dose.
“It should be of such a size that after using the first and second shipment to secure at least 20 thousand. number of doses “, – confirmed A. Dulkys.
The minister also said that the first batch of vaccines received over the weekend would come to an end on Wednesday.
“Around 4 pm The vaccination of the first batch of vaccines in Lithuania will be completed today,” said A. Dulkys.
According to him, about 200 doctors and volunteers participated in the vaccination process, but the exact number of vaccinated doctors is not mentioned.
Lithuania has so far received two shipments of vaccines manufactured by BioNTech and Pfizer, a total of 20 thousand. 475 doses.
The first shipment was distributed over the weekend to five major hospitals in the country: medical vaccination has begun and the second shipment, as the Health Ministry said on Wednesday in BNS, will be re-vaccinated depending on the receipt of the third shipment.
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