A. Dulkys: Residents who have given up the COVID-19 vaccine will have the opportunity to change their mind and get vaccinated later – Respublika.lt

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A. Dulkys: Residents who have waived the COVID-19 vaccine will have the opportunity to change their minds and get vaccinated later. Photo for ELTA

“People will be able to get vaccinated again later, because we don’t have any established procedure now, that if they refuse once, they will no longer be able to get vaccinated,” A. Dulkys told LRT radio.

The minister emphasizes that after vaccinating everyone in a priority group, another group of the population is vaccinated according to the order of priority, in order to ensure that the vaccination process is not delayed.

“It is only our order for the vaccination centers, when they interview the lists that have been programmed, and if they do not respond, they go to the next priority group and then they vaccinate, if they do not respond, to another and so on. until the list is finished, “explained A. Dulkys.

“So there is a lively movement because that is not really going to delay vaccines or the process. And those who doubted it will be able to return to the process later ”, he added.

The Ministry of Health (SAM) claims that vaccination rates in Lithuania have been increasing steadily in recent weeks. In the last week of February, manufacturers delivered 40,000. doses of vaccine, and 48.5 thousand people were vaccinated with vaccines previously received. During the first week of March, 48.4 thousand. doses of vaccine, 57.3 thousand.

According to SAM, the most effective doses of the vaccine are used in the town of Alytus, Anykščiai district, Birštonas, Biržai, Jurbarkas, Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Kelmė, Kretinga, Molėtai districts, Neringa, Pakruojis district, Pasvalys. , Šilaluliai,, Municipalities of Utena and Utena.