In Kaunas, a third of the population has immunity, mainly among the young.



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“In total, if you count a dose (vaccinated – ed. Past) and have acquired immunity after an illness, about a third of the city’s population already has one level or another of immunity today,” said Paulius Keras, deputy director of Administration, at the Kaunas Council meeting on Tuesday.

According to him, the situation in Kaunas hospitals is quite stable, but the occupancy of beds reaches 87 percent, but there is the possibility of expanding their number.

According to the municipality, the highest morbidity is observed among the population aged 16 to 30 years.

“This is probably the majority of young parents, where the infection comes from educational institutions and kindergartens, but we do not seem to have a large number of asymptomatic forms of childhood morbidity, although there are many cases both in preschool and in schools.” “P said … Keras.

Infections run in families and workplaces, so infections are found in large manufacturing companies where people work in common areas.

According to the representative of the municipality, although vaccination in companies could help curb the virus, it is necessary to vaccinate the elderly and educators, first of all patients with chronic diseases. As the population of these groups is still emerging, there will be no opportunity to vaccinate company employees in Kaunas last week or this week. About 3,000 of them have been vaccinated in the city so far.

According to data from the Department of Statistics, the number of new cases in Kaunas in 14 days is 100,000. the population reaches 604 and is slightly higher than the Lithuanian average.



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