Nausėda: Going down that path, we can talk about lifting restrictions.

During his visit to the Alytus region, President G. Nausėda was pleased that this region is one of the leaders in terms of vaccination volumes. For example, in the Alytus district municipality, almost 95% have already been vaccinated. population at the first dose, calculated from the adult population.

“I want to be glad that we have reached 70%. And the adult population vaccinated with the first dose in Lithuania. I think that the further we go on this path, the more opportunities there will be to talk about abandoning those restrictions that may bother much of the population. actual society.

An example is Denmark, where practically 90% of the adult population has been vaccinated, and yesterday announced that it rejects the passport. So there is a very clear correlation, the sooner we get vaccinated, the faster we can return to a normal life, ”said G. Nausėda.

He noted that it refers to adults and those who received the first dose.

The president said the goal of vaccinating 70 percent. the population has been reached, but it is no longer enough.

“It may have been said a few months ago that this is a sufficient target to build public immunity, but the virus is not being used either, (…) new strains with higher levels of infectivity are emerging, and we must respond to that .

I am in favor of taking every opportunity for voluntary vaccination. As the experience of municipalities shows, where municipalities clearly know what they want and with what means to achieve it, after all, that 95%. They were achieved in the Alytus district without breaking hands, coercion or other drastic solutions, ”said G. Nausėda.

At the same time, he pointed out that when it comes to the proportion of the population to be vaccinated, it is about adults and at least the first dose.

“It just came to our attention then. As the experience of Denmark and other countries shows, these vaccination levels can be achieved. And I believe that in the long run we will address it and do so in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, and I hope that the percentage that we achieve will allow us to finally return to a normal rhythm of life and respond to the passport and other annoying restrictions in society, “said G. Nausėda.

So far, the numbers are on the rise.

According to the head of state, it will be possible to lift the restrictions if the number of cases, mortality and hospital employment decrease.

“Unfortunately, the current situation is such that our numbers continue to increase. It is not some kind of dramatic carpet. We see that the situation is definitely better than at the beginning of the year and the mortality rates are a little different. When you look at mortality, the Probability figures of disease, obviously you see that they correlate with the fact of vaccination.

We have to admit that a vaccinated person can get sick; Whatever the form of illness, what is the probability of getting sick? It is obvious that we cannot fool ourselves that those who have been vaccinated have a lower risk of getting sick and, more importantly, getting sick in milder forms, ”said G. Nausėda.

It reaches 70 percent. vaccinated with the first dose

After vaccinating 9,972 people last day, the total proportion of the adult population vaccinated with at least one dose in Lithuania reached 70.1 percent, according to data from the Department of Statistics released Thursday.

In the past, scientists expected that reaching this or a similar threshold would handle a pandemic. However, the rapidly spreading strains of the virus have corrected these predictions. Currently, the prevailing view of scientists is that the proportion of those who are co-immunized, both vaccinated and relapsed, should reach around 90 percent, wrote BNS.

Last day, 4,577 people received the first dose and 5,395 people received the second.

In the country, COVID-19 has been vaccinated with at least one dose of 1 million vaccines. 664 thousand 246 people, fully vaccinated: 1 million. 514 thousand 850.

Today, more than a quarter of teens ages 12 to 15 have received at least one dose.

Approximately six out of ten people aged 16 to 24 and 25 to 34 years have been vaccinated, as well as the older population, over 80 years of age.

In the age groups between 35 and 79, the recommended 70% was reached. vaccination rate, and in the 65-69 and 70-74 age groups this proportion is 78.2 percent.

In total, Lithuania has received around 4.37 million. vaccine doses, of which 3 million were used. dose.