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“I rarely have the opportunity to be without a jacket, I enjoy it. I feel great. As they say in that video: “It’s all there,” the minister joked after the stabbing.
According to the minister, there is still no answer to the question of how long a person will be protected from the virus after vaccination.
“There may be some seasonality. And I’ve repeatedly said myself that it can become routine in our lives. And how often it will be seen. It is possible that, like all vaccines, they have a certain cyclicity, just as the virus has its own life cycle, “he said.
The minister emphasized that it must be recognized that the wave of negative evaluations of AstraZeneca throughout Europe did not contribute to the good reputation of the vaccine.
“The Ministry of Health is not an advertising agency, above all, people’s safety is paramount. We’re finding more and more answers to questions, and research from the US says nearly 80 percent. this vaccine is effective against almost all surprises. What’s even happier is that it’s practically 100 percent. it provides protection against the most serious diseases and death ”, emphasized the Minister.
According to the minister, we currently have 40,000 unused. – AstraZeneca vaccine dose.
According to A.Dulkis, this week Lithuania expects about 40 thousand. doses of the Pfizer vaccine, and a total of 90-100 thousand doses of the Pfizer vaccine should be available this week. doses of vaccines.
The minister urged vaccination centers to use them as soon as possible.
According to him, the inclusion of educators in the list of priority groups is currently being considered to further open the field.
The next few weeks will be a test
“I urge everyone who belongs to get vaccinated. The next three weeks will be a test for Lithuania. In two-thirds of EU countries, morbidity is currently increasing, in two-thirds of Lithuanian municipalities the number has started to rise. grow, and in the Vilnius region we have returned to hospital development ”, he emphasized.
The minister recalled that in Marijampolė, Vilnius region, the investigation shows the establishment of the British strain of the virus.
“It just came to our attention then.” So two or three weeks is very important for us to try to stem the possible wave that has sadly carried us through other countries, “he said.
A. Dulkys emphasized that the amounts of vaccines used on weekends are not satisfactory.
For example, according to the Lithuanian Department of Statistics, 10 people were vaccinated with the first dose of the vaccine on Sunday and 18 people with the second dose.
“No, unsatisfactory, tomorrow we have a meeting with the municipal vaccination centers. We are preparing to negotiate and we will invite you to start working on both Saturdays and Sundays. Today the situation is different, we have to start working both on Saturdays and Sundays ”, they asked him if the vaccination rate on weekends was satisfactory, said the minister.
According to him, so far this has not been done deliberately, because the quantities that were previously were handled in full even on normal working days.
When will mass vaccination begin?
On Monday morning, SAM Deputy Minister Jurgita Grebenkovienė revealed that mass vaccination, which was scheduled from May, will have to start later.
When asked about this, A. Dulkys said he regretted that the supply of the AstraZeneca vaccine for March had been reduced by 40%.
“It just came to our notice then.” We plan to update the vaccination schedule this week, bringing together all the knowledge we have from the manufacturers in one place, “he said.
The vaccination of politicians was decided after the shock
According to A. Dulkis, politicians and the country’s top leaders have not been offered vaccines and before they have set the example because there were not enough vaccines.
“When vaccines pile up, it’s time to lead by example,” he said.
The AstraZeneca vaccine was vaccinated on Monday Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, Seimas Spokesperson Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen and President Gitan Nauseda.
The decision to vaccinate the top leaders, ministers and members of the Seimas of the country was taken by the Minister of Health A. Dulkys last Thursday, when he renewed the vaccination with the AstraZeneca vaccine.
Attend Tuesday afternoon During the government’s half hour in the Seimas, A. Dulkys called his doubts about the AstraZeneca vaccine emotions and even stressed that as soon as he can, and he himself will be vaccinated with this particular vaccine.
Therefore, many were surprised that, just a few hours later, the minister called a press conference and announced that, on the recommendation of the State Agency for Drug Control (IARC) stops vaccination with AstraZeneca.
It did so two days before the pending decision of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) on the vaccine.
Thursday night the Agency has ensured that the vaccine is safe, reason why the minister announced that the vaccination with her would resume from Friday morning.
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