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SAM encourages people at risk to receive a booster dose 180 days after the second dose and to maintain immunity to COVID-19.
Currently, 23,353 people in the country have already had the opportunity to receive the third dose of the vaccine.
The decision to start vaccination with the booster dose of COVID-19 was made by the Council of Independent Experts in early September on the basis of studies conducted by VUL SK.
Three months after vaccination, data from nearly 4,000 treatment workers who received two doses of the vaccine were analyzed.
A second antibody test was performed on 3,000 treatment workers 6 months after full vaccination. Nursing and nursing home residents were also serologically tested 5 to 6 months after vaccination.
An analysis of the studies showed that there was a significant reduction in antibodies 6 months after the second dose of the vaccine. All studies have shown that in people over the age of 65, antibody levels in the body become critically low after six months and do not provide sufficient protection against COVID-19.
A study in Israel showed that at least 12 days after the third dose of Comirnaty (manufactured by BionTech and Pfizer), the risk of getting Delta was reduced by 11.3 times compared to people who did not receive the third dose. The risk of developing severe COVID-19 is reduced 19.5 times compared to those who did not receive the third dose. After the study, Israeli researchers found that the third dose could restore 95% of the Comirnaty vaccine. efficiency.
The following individuals are currently eligible for the booster dose of Comirnaty (manufactured by BionTech and Pfizer) or Spikevax (manufactured by Moderna) (the list is not given in order of priority):
– people over 65 years old;
– patients receiving supportive care and nursing services;
– employees of medical institutions that provide or participate in the provision of personal health care services, other employees of medical institutions, except those whose main activity is not the provision of personal health care services;
– pupils and students of vocational training institutions practicing in a medical institution and participating in the provision of personal health care services;
– staff working in mobile points and fever clinics;
– volunteers who work as volunteers in medical institutions for at least 16 hours. for no more than 14 consecutive days, and employees of other legal persons who provide cleaning, catering or other services in medical institutions and who come into contact with patients or are in the facilities they visit;
– employees of social service institutions, elderly social workers, guardians and people who live permanently with guardians, family members and people who work together or permanently together with family members, residents of social care institutions, specialists who supervise the activities of social care institutions, ongoing COVID. -19 outbreaks, employees of the State Service for the Protection of the Rights of the Child and Adoption, working families and / or visitors directly, personal assistants for the disabled, sign language interpreters and people who volunteer in social service institutions during the minus 4 pm for no more than 14 consecutive days, employees of other legal entities that provide cleaning, food supply or other services in social service institutions and who have contact with residents or visitors of these institutions and / or remain in the visited facilities by said residents or visitors;
– Laboratory personnel of public health facilities and other facilities that perform COVID-19 disease testing, including sampling;
– Specialists in epidemiological diagnosis of COVID-19 cases and outbreaks that go to COVID-19 outbreaks;
– pharmacy staff;
– drivers of municipalities (or their designees) and medical institutions that transport people who suffer or are suspected of having COVID-19.
With the booster dose, people are vaccinated no earlier than 180 days after the second dose. People who want to be vaccinated in the groups mentioned above can register for the third booster dose of the vaccine through koronastop.lt or by calling the 1808 hotline.
The third dose of COVID-19 is currently administered in Luxembourg, where a third dose of Comirnaty and Spikevax is recommended for immunosuppressive patients, especially after a transplant. The third dose is also administered in Hungary, Israel, and the United States.
Vaccination information for the third dose of COVID-19 is generated in the EU digital COVID Certificate. The validity conditions of your passport and that of opportunity remain unchanged.
