Being invited to the second dose of VaxZevria, the Vilnius resident was shocked: isn’t it too early?

“Vilnius residents receive messages about the registration for the second vaccination already this Saturday. There is no time adjustment in the registration system, there are no free times and, in general, registration is only possible for the next week.

It would be interesting to hear the arguments of the Vilnius municipality and the explanation of how Vilnius residents should behave, who still want to follow SAM’s recommendations to vaccinate with the second dose after 12 weeks. Will canceling the vaccination time now not cause any problems later? ”, Wrote the reader.

We contacted the Vilnius City Municipality regarding this issue.

As its representative Paulius Vaitekėnas explained, there was an error transferring the reinforcement times from the Šeškinė Polyclinic to the Litexpo Palace. Residents whose revaccination was scheduled for late May and June were mistakenly sent information that the revaccination would take place this weekend.

The schedules and the vaccination, according to the representative of the municipality, are scheduled for this weekend, so that those neighbors who are fit for the new time and have the opportunity to come this weekend – can really come.

“It is worth mentioning that Vilnius will not receive such large quantities of AstraZeneca vaccines until June, therefore residents whose vaccination was scheduled for the end of May are especially requested to come this weekend.

Residents who were scheduled for the booster vaccination in June and are unable or unwilling to arrive this weekend will receive SMS messages today inviting them to increase in June. We apologize for any inconvenience. If you have any further questions, please call the reception of your polyclinic, “the Vilnius City Municipality wrote in response.