[ad_1]
The desire to get vaccinated so far has been expressed by more than 700 employees of the district’s educational institutions who work with children from preschool, preschool and primary school, reports the Vilnius district municipality. If the delivery of the vaccine is not interrupted due to adverse weather conditions, the first dose of the vaccine is expected to be completed next week.
According to the order established by the Ministry of Health, employees of educational institutions who work in educational institutions and other educational institutions and who have direct contact (permanent or temporary) with students educated according to preschool, preschool and primary education programs they will be vaccinated in order of priority.
The priority group also includes teachers who work in special schools or special classes in general education schools who have contact with young students.
Those who work in vocational training institutions and have direct contact (permanent or temporary) with professional training programs and social skills for students with special educational needs, municipal health specialists from municipal public health offices that provide medical care, will also be vaccinated. in the schools.
Starting Thursday, these education sector employees will be vaccinated in the central polyclinics of the Vilnius and Nemenčinė district, health offices in the district schools in the following settlements: Mickūnai, Riešė, Sudervė, Juodšiliai, Kalveliai, Maišiagala, Marijampolė, Nemėžis, Paberžė, Pagiriai, Rudamina.
Vaccination sites in senior centers have been selected to make it convenient for most employees of educational institutions to reach them, according to a report from the Vilnius district municipality.
Employees of educational institutions up to the age of 55 inclusive, will be vaccinated with AstraZeneca, older people will be vaccinated with Pfizer & Biontech.
According to the municipality, about 30 percent. At least for the moment, those vaccinated in educational establishments will not be vaccinated, that is, workers who have developed COVID-19 in the last 90 days and a positive serological antibody test in the last 60 days will have their vaccination postponed . Among the educators are those who refused to be vaccinated.
Once the vaccination of teachers has started, the vaccination of the previous priority groups will continue – vaccination of employees of personal health institutions, pharmacists who were subsequently registered.
The booster vaccination of the first priority groups will be completed this week. The second dose of the vaccine will be administered to 960 employees and residents of social care institutions, employees and patients of nursing and supportive care hospitals, and employees of personal health care institutions.
No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of ELTA.
[ad_2]
