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After the vaccination process, the head of parliament said she felt very well. “I feel very good, thank you. Good ”, assured V. Čmilytė-Nielsen.
Doctors have already allowed vaccination.
The Seimas Spokesperson is the only one of the country’s leaders who has already had COVID-19, but after verifying the amount of antibodies, the doctors still allowed her to be vaccinated. It is true that V. Čmilyte-Nielsen is said to have a vaccine. “I was very mildly ill four months ago and the amount of antibodies has already been cut in half. The doctors recommended that it is really worth getting vaccinated now, “he explained.
When asked if the country’s leaders decided not to vaccinate too late, V. Čmilytė-Nielsen emphasized that it is now necessary to look ahead and asked the members of the Seimas and the government to get vaccinated as soon as possible.
“I would suggest looking forward now and I think it is good that the four of us, as well as the members of the Government from tomorrow, the members of the Seimas, are vaccinated today. (vaccination, – pasta). I think it is the duty of politicians in this situation to get vaccinated, show their confidence in the AstraZeneca vaccine and, of course, encourage everyone to get vaccinated, “he said.
Members of the Seimas will be vaccinated only by AstraZeneca
The Seimas spokeswoman stated that she did not yet have specific knowledge about the registration of parliamentarians for vaccination, but the speeches of the representatives of the factions formed the opinion that the majority of the members of the Seimas would be vaccinated.
When asked if there are MPs who would like to be vaccinated with a vaccine from another manufacturer, other than AstraZeneca, V. Čmilytė-Nielsen pointed out that members of the Seimas have the opportunity to vaccinate only with the vaccine from this manufacturer in order of priority.
“As far as I know, the members of the Seimas have the opportunity to be vaccinated with AstraZeneca, and it seems to me very important that this week, now, we show our confidence and show by our example that we trust AstraZeneca,” Head of the Seimas.
After checking if the Seimas members have a chance to choose another vaccine, she briefly replied, “No.”
According to V.Čmilytė-Nielsen, the fact that some members of the Seimas are vaccinated against the coronavirus this week will be another factor to return to the live sessions of the Seimas as soon as possible and without problems. Mixed work in parliament, he said, is not planned.
G. Nausėda and I. Šimonyte were also vaccinated
President Gitanas Nausėda and Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė had already been vaccinated against V.Čmilytė-Nielsen AstraZeneca on Monday.
The opportunity to show confidence in the vaccine and get vaccinated for the top leaders of the country came after the entry into force of the order of the Minister of Health, which included the President, members of the Seimas and the Government in the order of priority of people. be vaccinated.
In Lithuania and the European Union, vaccination with AstraZeneca has been stopped due to identified cases of thromboembolism in vaccinated people.
On Thursday, the European Medicines Agency announced that this vaccine against COVID-19 is safe and effective, so vaccination with this vaccine has been renewed in Lithuania.