Districts call for a change in the vaccination process: it’s time to start a new order

Cesiulis calls for better communication: now there are only a few template messages

The mayor of the city of Alytus, Nerijus Cesiulis, said the main problem is the lack of vaccines.

“If more were given or brought in, there would be no problem vaccinating many more people,” he added. Delphi said N. Cesiulis.

He was glad that Alytus is in the top ten fastest vaccinating cities.

“When others start vaccinating lower groups (priority – aut.p.), older people are still very active in vaccinating those AstraZeneca vaccines. We had no problems, no carry-overs or emissions,” noted the mayor of Alytus.

According to N. Cesiulis, on Wednesday, the city will be vaccinated in order of arrival; residents on priority lists will be invited to get vaccinated.

“They have not vaccinated us, we are receiving everything promised. Residents are satisfied, in terms of safety requirements, there is no shortage of workers. The only thing that could be more are vaccines, “he reiterated.

However, politicians recognized that the central government lacked more fluid, active and clear communication.

“Communication could be more active not only between institutions, but also encouraging residents. Now a few template posts and we imagine with the plus that communication is good. We see the desire of the public in the children’s tests, the pickets: here, out of ignorance, a person begins to object. In this place, that communication could and should be completely different, trying to persuade people to get vaccinated, to use different networks in different places, not just television, to find ways to persuade the population, “explained N Cesiulis.

The passport of opportunity, he said, will also encourage people to get more vaccinated.

“The ministry kept promising to give us a registration system that would work one way or another. Now, in those systems where you can register, it is sometimes too difficult for people to manage it, especially for the elderly. (…) As we don’t have a common unified system that works throughout Lithuania, we have those unique cases where we make a live queue, ”said the mayor of Alytus.

According to him, according to the principle of order of life, it is planned to vaccinate about 1.5 percent in one day. municipal population.

Šiauliai Mayor Visockas offers 3 ideas

Šiauliai Mayor Arūnas Visockas on Monday Delphi He explained that the vaccination process is currently stalled for several reasons. The first is the laborious persuasion of the population to get vaccinated.

“It may be necessary to put things in their place: each city receives a certain amount of vaccine, we will use them all, we have 10 doses of vaccine unused since last week. All the percentages depend on what we get because we do not have neck of bottle. And for the elderly, some call it 4 times. (…) What does this mean? That the whole situation worked badly from the beginning. You need to learn and understand that your own health should be important not for the president or the first minister, not for mayors, but for the people of Lithuania themselves, ”said Šiauliai Mayor A. Visockas.

He said it was wrong to try to persuade people.

“And now it’s getting fun, you need to call and persuade. 50 people need 5 hours, imagine how many volunteers are needed, how long to talk and persuade. Wrong approach,” said the Šiauliai city chief.

Asked about how to deal with this situation, A. Visockas recalled that the mayors of almost all municipalities have already answered this question.

“You don’t want to and you don’t have to do it, we go in groups. There is always someone who wants to. Then this whole process would happen, it would be clear that people want to do it. But they were not vaccinated by the wrong methodology,” said the interlocutor.

The mayor of Šiauliai also provided a specific example: in Šiauliai, with the short number 1863, older people can call 24 hours a day and say they want to get vaccinated.

“Are at risk. There is another topic that few people talk about. They need to be able to come. They are old people, they are modest, scared. (…) Perhaps I should be able to spread the message that if there is no opportunity to come, do not be afraid and report it ”, assured A. Visockas.

The mayor of Šiauliai also criticized the fact that there is still no unified vaccination registration system in Lithuania.

“The conversations we speak to must be conducted by your children, your grandchildren. That is what we created for the local registry, but it is not a serious solution. If it was a unified system across the state, there would also be lessons, videos. And then all you have to do is report why people should get vaccinated, ”explained A. Visockas his idea.

He said it was logical to “go in groups” now.

“Things must be reversed: the person himself, a specific person, must take care of his life. (…) Perhaps there are situations in which a person does not come to be vaccinated out of modesty, he has no way to come,” he considered.

Marijampolė will also vaccinate older adults who have been vaccinated

At that time, Marijampolė Mayor Povilas Isoda Delphi said there are no vaccine residues left in Marijampolė. However, he admitted, vaccines for the elderly are approaching the limit: fewer and fewer are being vaccinated. In Marijampolė, older people are vaccinated with the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines.

“It’s about seniors, we made a live queue last Saturday and actually did the vaccinations. We see that we are approaching the limit when seniors who want to get vaccinated will be practically done,” said Mr. Isoda.

According to him, a mobile medical team also traveled to the rural areas of Marijampolė municipality with the aim of vaccinating the elderly.

“But there is no significant interest there either,” said the mayor.

According to Mr. Isoda, SAM could allow the municipality to move down the order of priorities.

“A major who appears anywhere and at any time could be allowed to take precedence, but we have to start talking about other groups now. In fact, a very good option would be to lower the age group by five or ten years. It would be clear and concrete for everyone ”, considered the mayor of Marijampolė.

He noted that after vaccination of the elderly, the remaining doses of vaccines in Marijampolė are always used for the vaccination of other people, so they do not need to be thrown away. However, Isoda was open to criticism of some of the government’s decisions, which he said were misleading.

“The ministry has announced that companies with more than 100 employees can be vaccinated and has not said the whole text. Now those companies are calling our coordinator, they are angry because the minister allowed vaccination, and we are actually looking at the hundred when the vaccines remain after the priorities have passed, ”said the mayor of Marijampolė.

Mr. Isoda also pointed out that in Marijampolė it is planned to allow the vaccination of people who have brought their close elders for vaccination. The prime minister’s adviser spoke of a similar idea, but no final decision was made on it.

“We think that as the vaccination of the elderly begins to stagnate, we will offer a campaign to bring the elderly, and we will also give a vaccine to the companion. (…) Last Saturday, we had 200 vaccines ready for the elderly and 85 arrived, ”said Isoda.

The municipality of Marijampolė also received reproaches from the Ministry of Health (SAM) a few weeks ago. An explanation was requested as to why there was a possible non-compliance with legal requirements regarding the organization of vaccination.

Delphi Remember that according to the data provided by the Department of Statistics on April 27, 22.78 percent of the population of Lithuania received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine.