The new Modern vaccine has reached Kaunas: the first 2.4 thousand. vaccines – at higher risk

On Tuesday afternoon, the first shipment of the vaccine from the American pharmaceutical company Moderna was delivered to the Dainava branch of the Kaunas City Polyclinic, accompanied by a police convoy. The 2.4 thousand. the doses reached Kaunas, reports the Kaunas City Municipality in a press release.

The vaccination process that has taken place only in the Kaunas front hospitals so far will become an action on a much larger scale from Wednesday. On the afternoon of January 13, the doctors of the Kaunas City Polyclinic will begin the long-awaited vaccination of other groups of Kaunas residents.

The 2.4 thousand. The doses reached Kaunas.

In accordance with the priorities established by order of the Minister of Health, vaccines will be administered mainly to residents of social care institutions belonging to the highest risk group, patients of nursing hospitals, their staff, as well as social workers that provide assistance to people at home.

Mobile teams with vaccines from the Kaunas Municipal Polyclinic will go directly to the institutions so that their residents and employees are vaccinated in the safest and most comfortable way possible. The first place is Kaunas K. Grinius Nursing and Supportive Care Hospital.

Rapid antibody testing is planned for patients with a recent history of COVID-19 prior to vaccination. Once it is determined that a person has developed immunity, they will not need vaccinations.

At the same time, vaccination procedures will begin on Wednesday afternoon in the pre-prepared building of the Central Post Office on Laisvės Alley. Here are the first doctors working at the mobile checkpoint, fever clinic and mobile teams to deal with direct contact with COVID-19 patients on a daily basis.

Ready to turn up the volume

“Encouraging Kaunas residents to follow quarantine requirements and medical recommendations, while protecting each other, I always emphasized that we have to make special efforts for older people: parents, grandparents, neighbors or even strangers. Today we know that the The vaccine is here. First of all, it will reach precisely those for whom it is vital. We need to make sure that these people have maximum protection against the disease that is coming.

Doctors at the Kaunas City Polyclinic took care of tasks when necessary to ensure the operation of the mobile checkpoint and the fever clinic. I believe that these professionals will also face the challenges of universal vaccination, ensuring the smooth vaccination of the population in Kaunas, ”said the Mayor of Kaunas, Visvaldas Matijošaitis.

Paulius Kibiša, director of the Kaunas City Polyclinic, says that the first batch of vaccine is expected to be used in the next 5 working days: “We have a detailed action plan according to the initial amount of vaccine received, to vaccinate to an average of 480 people every day. We will continue to adjust the scope of work based on how quickly we receive the next shipment of vaccine. If that doesn’t take long, we are ready to step up our efforts and workload to vaccinate people as soon as possible. “

Online – Outpatient Physicians

Vaccination of patients and staff at front-line care facilities, nursing hospitals, social workers and physicians will continue to prioritize coronavirus testing laboratory personnel, National Center for Public Health specialists in outbreaks, and ultimately , to primary care physicians.

Revaccination will continue: a second dose of Moderna vaccine is required according to instructions at least 28 days after the first vaccination.

According to the latest data, more than 5,000 have been vaccinated in Kaunas so far. LSMU Kaunas clinics and Kaunas hospital doctors. Among them are 366 medical workers in the age group 65 and over.