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As the Health Ministry reported on Friday, the companies announced Thursday night that they would deliver 54,405 doses of the vaccine instead of 108,810 doses over the next four weeks.
As the BNS informed the ministry, specialists are currently calculating the amounts of vaccine needed for the second dose of those who have already been vaccinated.
“We will make sure that the vaccine is sufficient to vaccinate people with the second dose of the vaccine,” the ministry said.
Vaccination priorities will not change and vaccination will continue as planned, only for longer than planned.
According to the ministry, the expected delivery volumes are reduced for all countries of the European Union.
According to the representative office of the vaccine manufacturer, the production lines are reprogrammed, validated and authorized for new production capacities.
According to the ministry, a representative from BioNTech and Pfizer assures that the number of doses of vaccines that will be delivered later will increase. The manufacturer promises to provide information on the exact number of vaccines to be administered in the near future.
The total quantity of BioNTech and Pfizer vaccines ordered by Lithuania is 3.1 million. and will not change as a result of this temporary reduction in supply.
According to the Department of Statistics, 38 thousand people have been vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine in Lithuania. The second dose has not started yet.
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