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“Based on what we see as the arrival schedules of the only approved Pfizer vaccine, I want to emphasize that they are changing, we could hope to vaccinate all the doctors working on the so-called front line (first line), that is, those who work directly with COVID-19 patients, ”Ž said. Simonaitytė during the Seimas Defense and National Security Committee meeting on Monday.
According to her, this number includes not only doctors, but also nurses, nursing assistants and volunteers who assist in hospitals.
He also emphasized that a mass vaccination is not expected in the first quarter of this year, and that doctors who directly vaccinate with COVID-19 will continue to vaccinate nursing home staff and residents as a matter of priority.
“The next group whose vaccination would begin would be the staff and residents of the nursing home, because here we have one of the highest risk groups, we have a very high incidence of diseases and a very bad statistical indicator. If this group gets sick, about 50 percent. cases end in death. This is a risk group that not only affects infections, but also their forms of disease are very complex, ”said Ž.Sonaonatė.
The first batch of 9,750 doses of the coronavirus vaccine developed by BioNTech and Pfizer arrived in Lithuania on Saturday morning. During the first vaccination day on Sunday, 2,270 medical workers were vaccinated in Lithuania.
It is planned to use all the vaccines received on Saturday when the first doctors are vaccinated. The second dose for these co-vaccinated personnel, who need to be vaccinated after 21 days, will be administered in subsequent shipments.
The second shipment of the vaccine is expected to arrive in Lithuania on Tuesday.
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