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“The European Commission says that in January, February, the EU will still have a vaccine shortage, but the fight will be a turning point. You want to believe that. In March, we should receive 300,000 doses if everything goes according to plan. (…) In the second quarter of the year, maintaining current schedules, another two million doses should reach Lithuania, ”the President’s Foreign Policy Advisor told News Radio on Tuesday.
According to her, the most important issue to be discussed at this week’s European Council (EVS) will be COVID-19 vaccines and their delivery times.
The main message is vaccines, vaccines and again vaccines.
“Vaccines, schedules, supply transparency, there is no need to interrupt the supply, we need to reach sufficient quantities in all EU countries (…) The main message is vaccines, vaccines and vaccines again,” said A. Skaisgirytė . promising to highlight key issues during the EVS meeting.
According to her, President G. Nausėda still holds the position that it is important to get around 70 percent of people vaccinated by the summer. Lithuanian population, which would allow to release many quarantine restrictions.
The Health Ministry had previously predicted that mass vaccination of the population against the coronavirus could begin in July after the vaccination of priority groups, but recently updated the vaccination schedule, which includes mass vaccination in May.
According to data released by SAM on Tuesday, Lithuania has received a total of 239 thousand LTL since the end of December last year. 805 doses of vaccines, of which 188 thousand were used. 164 doses. 121 thousand were vaccinated with the first dose. 150 people, in the second – 67 thousand. 14 inhabitants.
Vaccines from BioNTech and Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca are being vaccinated in the country.
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