It is possible to get a second dose of Vaxzevria again, but not for everyone.

Ernest from Vilnius was surprised that the place, date and time of the second Vaxzevria injection were assigned to the system automatically, without the possibility of choosing or changing them yourself.

Many want to change the date and time of the second dose of the vaccine. Furthermore, even the vaccine manufacturer AstraZeneca itself and the European Medicines Agency claim that the second dose can be administered 4 to 12 weeks after the first.

The Delfi portal has already written that the possibility of advancing the second dose of Vaxzevria for some time has been unexpectedly eliminated.

Julijanas Gališanskis, chief specialist of the Press Service of the Ministry of Health (SAM), later explained that this possibility had arisen by mistake, since all the data on the first dose of the vaccine had not yet been entered into the registration system. national.

“The system does not allow a second dose of Vaxzevria to be recorded before 12 weeks. In the past, in some cases, this was possible because not all data on the first dose of the vaccine had been entered into the registration system. national ”, said J. Gališanskis.

Still, again this week, some people managed to advance the second dose of the vaccine through the national immunization registry system.

Does this mean that the right to advance the dose has been granted again? To this, J. Gališanskis replied: “At the end of the data transfer to the national registry system, there may still be cases where the system“ does not see ”information about the first dose of Vaxzevria vaccine and allows to record the second vaccination . before 12 weeks later. The service provider undertakes to complete the transfer of information before the weekend, at which time the possibility of advancing the second dose of the vaccine itself should not be left.

As before, this can be done by contacting the contacts indicated by the municipalities and objectively justifying the need to receive the second vaccine earlier ”.

However, some people can still receive a second dose of Vaxzevria less than twelve weeks later. For example, residents of the city of Vilnius can do this by going to the page vakcina.vilnius.lt.

It is true that privilege is not available to everyone. The reason for the premature booster vaccination must be stated in the attached document. According to Paulius Vaitekėnas, a media relations specialist at the Vilnius City Municipality’s Department of Marketing and Communication, told the Delfi portal, graduates and teachers can change the date of revaccination.

“It just came to our notice then. Also, this raises additional challenges, as we only learned about next week’s vaccine shipment, so changing the booster date complicates the process. The Ministry of Health states that it can be applied. a shorter minimum interval, but not less than that specified by the manufacturer, in cases where a shorter vaccination period is required when traveling abroad or a longer interval interferes with the proper functioning and performance of duties .

This Monday, we gave the opportunity to advance the AstraZeneca vaccine to graduates. They could do it without prior registration, just by going to the vaccination center, – explained P. Vaitekėnas, adding: – All vaccination must pay attention to the need for revaccination and when this revaccination will take place. This is a time of responsibility, so we hope people understand. “

Sometimes it is possible not only for high school graduates, but also for other Vilnius residents who have responded to the municipality’s invitation to join the live queue, to advance the dose of the second Vaxzevria vaccine if they have passed at least four weeks from the first. if there are more doses of vaccine left that day.