The vaccination campaign without registration has started: a huge queue of people has spread in Zapyškis

To vaccinate as many Lithuanians as possible and activate vaccination against the coronavirus, the NCC will participate in this process from June 1.

To this end, a mobile team of NKC representatives and health professionals has embarked on a journey through Lithuania and invites them to vaccinate in tents without prior registration.

The first stop is the town of Zapyškis in the Kaunas district.

Pre-registration is not required for vaccination in NKC tents, but it is necessary to have an identity document on arrival so that the responsible staff can enter the details of the vaccination in e. Health.

COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen (manufactured by Janssen Pharmaceutica NV) is vaccinated on arrival.

One dose is enough to receive this vaccine.

Prepared 1000 doses

In all, about 1,000 vaccines were prepared on June 1, but by looking at the length of the tail, it was immediately apparent that more might be needed.

The start of the project was delayed a bit due to a crash of the electronic system for some time.

Eriko Ovcharenko / 15min nuotr./Vakcinavimas Zapyškyje

“We are waiting since 9 o’clock. We arrived from Jadagoniai, located 10 kilometers from Zapyškis. My wife is waiting for the second vaccine and I did not get vaccinated anyway. I was interested in the fact that” the COVID-19 Janssen vaccine only he needs a dose, that’s his advantage, “said one of the first vaccinated men in Zapyškis.

He and his accompanying wife had to wait about two and a half hours for the campaign to begin on the picturesque banks of the Nemunas.

There was even a slight controversy over who was first in line.

Soon, the volunteers began to invite all the elderly people to the front of the line, people of respectable age were also transported to the vaccination site on buses provided by the Kaunas District Municipality.

Eriko Ovcharenko / 15min nuotr./Vakcinavimas Zapyškyje

The vaccine doses will be as many as necessary

As it was told 15 minutes A Caritas employee was interviewed, emergency calls were sent to NKC on the eve of the campaign, and people asked if they really needed to register early.

According to the director of NKC Daumantas Gutauskas, on the last day of May, after announcing the campaign, curious Lithuanians and NKC hospitals were received, who thought they could be vaccinated in the centre’s units.

According to the head of the NKC, the objective of the campaign planned by this government office is to bring the vaccine to the population, because not everyone can go to vaccination centers.

“I am pleasantly surprised that we are starting the project in such a beautiful location by the river. People have gathered so much that I don’t know if we will have as many vaccines as there will be. Of course, we will increase the volume if necessary. We will add more today if necessary.

The Ministry of Health (SAM) has ensured that there will be as many vaccines as necessary, there will be no shortage. The problem is that we don’t have that many people, because the main objective of NKC is not vaccination, but the collection of blood from donors, “said D. Gutauskas, who revealed that about three dozen NKC employees will work on this project.

Eriko Ovcharenko / 15min nuotr./Vakcinavimas Zapyškyje

Foreigners also had opportunities

Questions also arose for foreign students: do you have a dose of the vaccine?

Valerija, a Ukrainian interviewed, said that she had been working and studying in the Kaunas region for two years.

She was delighted to finally be able to get vaccinated as the university did not provide vaccinations to all of its students.

“I spent the entire pandemic in Lithuania, the vaccination situation in Ukraine is very bad. Even my 70-year-old grandparents have not received the vaccine, none of my loved ones, in fact. Corruption is rampant in Ukraine, as are many anti-waxes who believe in conspiracy theories, “said the Ukrainian.

Eriko Ovcharenko / 15min nuotr./Ukrainietė Valeria su drauge

There are many young people waiting in line.

But the creators of the campaign assured the older people most anticipated.

“I will say it frankly, we were afraid that people would not meet, the expectations exceeded everyone. For people who may have a difficult time registering, it has been proven today that live queuing is probably the most effective, quickest and most convenient way to get vaccinated. We see that vaccination is very necessary. Those with the most mobility have arrived. “The COVID-19 Vaccine Janssen vaccine was in demand because it only requires one dose,” said Šarūnas Šukevičius, director of the Kaunas district municipal administration.

Live tail is probably the most effective, fastest, and most convenient way to get vaccinated.

According to him, in Kaunas district, 37 percent are currently vaccinated with the first vaccine. population, vaccines are not available at vaccination centers.

When asked if similar “live cola” campaigns were promised to continue, Š. Ševievičius did not reject it: “If we see that vaccination stops through online registration, we will consider it.”

Will visit 20 places

The goal is to vaccinate as many people as possible during the first trip.

The mobile vaccination center in Zapyškis (2 Muziejaus street, Kaunas district) will be open from 11 am to. M. At 4 p. M.

A mobile team of specialists who vaccinate the population is expected to visit other regions as well. 15 sites are scheduled to be visited during June.

“Mobile vaccination sites will operate in large open spaces, such as churches, markets, city squares or towns. The goal is to vaccinate as many people as possible by going to them to make it more convenient and faster for the locals. For example, if you are going to buy food, you can visit the NKC tent and get vaccinated, ”said D. Gutauskas.

Planned National Blood Center (NCC) trips: