Head of the WHO Representation in Lithuania: we may live all these years with certain restrictions



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“It just came to our knowledge then. Vaccination is a very important tool, a powerful tool, we hope it will be effective, but we must bear in mind that although the approved vaccine is active, it is not yet known what effect it will have on the vaccine itself. virus, its spread, duration of immunity in different groups, therefore, it is important to have a vaccination monitoring system in each country and the exchange of data.

Of course, the WHO has identified some areas where more intensive research is needed, but it seems that those measures that are really effective before vaccination, faster or slower, wear masks, avoid meetings, keep distances will have to be implemented. , Because it is also necessary to take into account that the virus is mutating, effective ways to spread between humans are being sought, strains appear in the UK or PAR. They show a more effective spread of the virus, so we will have to remember this year and live with the tools that we already know well ”, says the interlocutor.

When asked how the WHO values ​​the global fight against the coronavirus, the interviewee assured that scientific progress is extremely optimistic.

“It was truly a difficult year of great challenges, but it was also a time of great solidarity, concentration between countries, between different fields, organizations, with a lot of emphasis on scientific achievements, in such a short time we have vaccines that can vaccinate people mass. Although much remains to be done, but those things are optimistic.

We hope to continue learning from the pandemic, because after each wave we learn something, although each wave comes with certain surprises ”, says I. Zurlytė.

Head of the WHO Representation in Lithuania: we may live all these years with certain restrictions

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We remind you that last day 902 new cases of COVID-19 were detected in Lithuania, 27 people died, the Department of Statistics announced on Tuesday.

2,937 people recovered from COVID-19 last day.

Last day, 13 deaths from coronavirus were also detailed, the actual date of death being earlier.

A total of 161 thousand people were registered in Lithuania. 348 cases of this infectious disease, 95 thousand. 627 people recovered, 62 thousand. 451 – tebeserga.

A total of 2,272 people died from coronavirus.

In COVID-19, the first vaccine dose in Lithuania was 24 thousand. 995 people.

Last day, 7 thousand. There have been 601 studies on coronavirus, a total of 1 million since the start of the pandemic. 751 thousand 38.

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