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R. Šimašius, who held a press conference on Thursday, announced that the government had responded to his call for more coronavirus vaccines in the capital.
“Yesterday we received about 10,000. vaccines in addition. The government responded to our call.
As Vilnius has always been at a disadvantage because of the number of vaccines, now more are being given, the volume of vaccines is increasing, we can see that now even a queue has formed, which was not the case, because the speed is increasing “, he commented the mayor.
On Friday, according to him, Vilnius will receive another 17 thousand. COVID-19 vaccines, expected to be administered over the weekend.
However, instead of eight vaccination centers as of now, there will be four in the city.
“Tomorrow we plan to receive another 17 thousand vaccinations. There will be four vaccination points during the weekend: all weekend, all Easter.
Thanks to the staff who dedicate their time and provide us with that service. We expect only about 12,000 people to be vaccinated over the weekend. [žmonių]”Said the mayor of Vilnius.
According to him, the vaccination will be administered at the vaccination centers of the municipality, Žirmūnai, Šeškinė and Karoliniškės.
“Since tomorrow we receive the vaccines, it is natural that they do not have to lie down, the volumes have to be, there is nothing to wait, we are moving,” he added.
The mayor hoped that even on the holiday weekend there will be those who want to be vaccinated: “A lot of people should come and because it is not possible to go anywhere.”
Now, according to him, the transition to vaccination of such a group, in which – 104 thousand. persons
“Because we end up with those who want 80. moreover, in other groups – we have mainly vaccinated those people in Lithuania, we may not reach all of them due to various information disorders of the electronic health system, some refuse – we will larger groups. There are 104 thousand people in that larger group in Vilnius. persons. Starting today, they will receive an invitation to register in the open system. vakcina.vilnius.lt“, – taught the mayor of the municipality.
R.Šimašius stated that the most disgusting thing is to throw away unused vaccines, when the population invited to vaccinate as a priority does not arrive and no one can be called in their place.
Vaccine emissions are estimated at 0.07 percent.
“Both I and the other mayors have called on the ministry to allow those last doses, broadly speaking, to be vaccinated, even from a man on the street, if they have not come with priority. I hope this is answered, “expressed hope.
The obstacles, according to the mayor, are also due to the fact that neighbors may reject the proposed vaccine and wait for the vaccine from another manufacturer to arrive at the vaccination center.
“The question arises that if someone refuses to be vaccinated, they expect to be offered another vaccine, which is the number of times they will call and perhaps sometimes offer the same vaccine,” said R. Šimašius.
“We want to move to other people, to other groups as soon as possible,” he said.
The city’s mayor wondered why he himself, who works remotely a lot, is at the top of the vaccination list for priority groups, and officials who cannot work remotely are at the bottom of the list.
“That doesn’t seem quite right to me and we really want to vaccinate those people soon,” he said.
The vaccination of the population has begun at the Litexpo fairgrounds, per day, according to the mayor, in Vilnius it will be possible to vaccinate up to 15 thousand. persons.
“Yesterday in Vilnius almost 3,5 thousand people were vaccinated. Today’s people maybe even more <...>. And since yesterday the city council decided to also rent Litexpo, working at maximum load when everything is in full swing, it takes a few weeks to prepare, if there are vaccines, up to 15 thousand. it is possible to get vaccinated, ”said R.Šimašius.
I couldn’t say exactly when vaccination would start at this exhibition center, perhaps from April or May.
It all depends on the preparation, which, according to the mayor, takes about three weeks, and the amount of vaccines available.
“Without vaccines, there is no point in opening new points,” he said.
When asked when Vilnius expects to open cafes and bars at least outside, the mayor expressed his hope that in the summer.
“I really hope I can do it in the summer. Of course, I would like to see it in May, when the sun warms up, but I hope we have a lively city in the summer, ”said R. Šimašius.
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