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Vilnius Holy Week will be filled with COVID-19 vaccines: the municipality of the capital aims to vaccinate 17 thousand people during the Easter weekend and two days after. Vilnius residents belonging to various priority groups. All of them are offered the Vaxzevria (formerly AstraZeneca) vaccine, a large consignment of which will soon arrive in Lithuania. Seniors, professors, lecturers, graduates, people with chronic diseases and participants in foreign missions are already invited to register online and choose their preferred vaccination time.
Registration is done through the website https://vakcina.vilnius.lt/.
“Thanks to the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Health, who kept their promise and allocated up to 17,000 LTL to Vilnius. Vaccine shipment. For our part, we are turning on a vaccination machine: we will work on weekends, we will work during holidays, we will try reach out to all members of Vilnius who belong to priority groups until there are no unused vaccines. I just did it myself: I have been vaccinated with the Vaxzevria vaccine, I invite others to take this step towards liberation from the pandemic ” said Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius.
Currently, seniors (over 65 years old) who have not yet been contacted about the vaccine, adult graduates, teachers, lecturers and other educational personnel, participants in foreign missions (diplomats, soldiers) are invited to register for the vaccine. Vaxzevria (formerly AstraZeneca). ., highly trained athletes, cultural and artistic participants – all those who will have missions abroad due to their work) and those who suffer from chronic diseases (chronic cardiovascular, pulmonary, liver diseases, obesity when the BMI exceeds 35, diabetics and others) .
For those who want another vaccine, the Vilnius City Municipality offers to wait more.
All persons who meet these criteria and want to receive the Vaxzevria vaccine are invited to register on the website https://vakcina.vilnius.lt/. By registering through the e-government portal, it will be possible to choose one of the possible vaccination schedules (Saturday to Tuesday) and one of the 4 vaccination polyclinics: Centro, Antakalnis, Šeškinė and Karoliniškės.
Vilnius has currently used 111.2 thousand. vaccines, 63,4 thousand received the first dose. Vilnius residents. The Vilnius City Municipality intends to expand the existing vaccination centers by connecting the Litexpo facilities. In this way, it will be possible to vaccinate up to 15 thousand people a day in Vilnius. persons.
