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However, the minister assures that if quarantine is needed in the fall, residents vaccinated with COVID-19 could expect milder quarantine conditions.
“It just came to our knowledge then. We look at the criteria, we discuss the scenarios and we are currently discussing it at the inter-institutional level, we look at it as a whole, because the country’s economy also supports it. And, of course, the main difference is that now We can no longer use the same vision that I had during the previous pandemic waves, ”A. Dulkys told reporters after his visit to the Palanga Vaccination Center.
“There was a wave of pandemics in which there was no experience, no knowledge, no vaccines, no tests. We have already met the next wave without vaccines, but already with tests. Now we have the vaccines, we have the tests, which means that a different set has to work here, ”he added.
However, the minister stressed that when considering additional security measures, it would be necessary to pay more attention to the consequences than to the number of coronavirus cases.
“What is the scope of hospitalization, how difficult are the patients, how is the health system filling up or how can you live with it. Because the message is that he can become our constant companion in life and we have to learn to live differently, ”he said.
In the fall, the quarantine would be different
A. Dustys also assured that if the deterioration of the situation required the introduction of the quarantine in autumn, it would be different, according to the minister. He said residents vaccinated with COVID-19 could expect milder quarantine conditions.
“Now we are at a stage where we no longer have the right to ignore half of the Lithuanian population who have been vaccinated. And they also have the right to question the fact that we can no longer use the same tools. We want to live a normal life. “said A. Dulkys.
The Minister said that the vaccinated population could also be covered by the Opportunity Passport or similar measures that provide greater opportunities during quarantine.
He also highlighted the debate in some countries about compulsory vaccination. A. Dulkys emphasized that if the volume of vaccination in Lithuania does not increase, it may be necessary to consider compulsory vaccination in Lithuania as well.
“We have not reached that stage yet, but I will not hide, if the threats to the health of the whole society, to the interests of the state continue to grow, it is also a matter of national security of the state, it is ridiculous. If there are still more rabbits, other measures may need to be considered, ”said A. Dulkys.
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