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According to the Vilnius municipality, next week the capital will again receive a large, about 14 thousand. doses, vaccine shipments Pfizer and BioNTech. Today, there are almost 9 thousand left in Vilnius. vaccine dose. The vaccines will be administered to older people who have previously expressed their desire to be vaccinated with this vaccine.
“From Tuesday, everyone who wants to be 65 or older from Vilnius will be able to receive this vaccine,” the press release said.
Vilnius Municipality invites you to register for vaccination on Saturday, and older people are reminded of this possibility by phone call.
Later, after the weekend, depending on the activity of the elderly group, enrollment will gradually open to employees and graduates of the educational system, diplomats with chronic diseases, social service providers, as well as officials, employees of trading rooms and others according to the established priorities 64 years of Vilnius.
The municipality of Kaunas reported that this week the shipment of vaccines destined for the city was used within five days, so the vaccination center will not be open until Tuesday.
A new batch of Pfizer and BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines is also expected this weekend.
“First they will be vaccinated again for people 65 years of age or older. Exclusively for older adults, the online registration is already underway and will continue until Monday,” the municipality announced.
Paulius Keras, Deputy Director of the Kaunas Municipal Administration, Head of the Emergency Operations Center, states that after last weekend’s decision was justified, these days are again dedicated only to the registration of Kaunas residents from the group of age mentioned.
“We try to act consistently, without escaping events and passing through priority groups. We see Kaunas residents of respectable age assessing vaccines responsibly, realizing that this is the only way to avoid serious health problems. Taking into account their activity, we plan the vaccination of the elderly for the beginning of next week, and immediately after we will return to the following priorities, “said P. Keras.
Last week, about 5,000 people were vaccinated in Kaunas. older adults and according to the scope of their vaccination it is one of the main municipalities: more than 37 thousand people were vaccinated here. or 60 percent. Population aged 65 and over.
However, the municipality indicates that another 22 thousand. Older Kaunas residents have not taken advantage of this opportunity and promise to try to vaccinate at least 70%. from them.
The mayor of Kaunas, Visvaldas Matijošaitis, ensures that the city is fully prepared for mass vaccination, several alternative scenarios and corresponding action plans are envisaged, depending on the flows of the vaccinated population.
“The single most important factor here is a sufficient supply of vaccines,” the report said.
In Kaunas, vaccination takes place at the vaccination center established in Kaunas Ice Palace.
On Friday, Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė stated that due to the acceleration of COVID-19 vaccination and the lack of vaccines, their stocks were depleted in many municipalities.
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