Fifth shipment of BioNTech and Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19 arrives in Lithuania



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Aistė Šuksta, spokesperson for the Minister of Health, informed BNS about this.

“Part of the doses will be left in warehouses until we receive the exact times of the next shipments, the other part will be transported to Panevėžys for booster vaccination,” said the Minister’s representative.

According to her, the companies have promised to review delivery times and quantities in the coming days.

Last week, it was announced that the number of vaccines will be cut in half in the next four weeks, 108.8 thousand will not be delivered. doses, and 54.4 thousand.

Lithuania, along with other Baltic and Nordic countries, asked the European Commission on Friday to contact BioNTech and Pfizer about a vaccine delay because it represents a risk to the vaccination process.

BioNTech and Pfizer announced that they will resume normal COVID-19 vaccine supplies to Europe starting January 25.



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