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The mayors of eight municipalities in the Vilnius region (Elektrėnai, Vilnius city and Vilnius district, Švenčionys, Ukmerg, Širvintos, Šalčininkai, Trakai districts) participated in the remote meeting with the president.
As the presidency said before the meeting, the issue that most worries the head of state is the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in the region, assessment of the situation and preparation for vaccination.
After the meeting, G. Nausėda said that it was a round of regular meetings with representatives of the regional municipalities, the last this year. “Most of the time, we talk about how municipalities are not only prepared to face the challenges of the coronavirus, but also to accept the vaccine, distribute it and implement vaccination policies. As you know, the vaccine will soon reach Lithuania, and here the role of municipalities in vaccinating people will be very important.
In principle, the municipalities are willing to organize this process in a fluid way, but there is still a lack of clarity from the central government about the exact order of vaccination, so that there are no disturbances, misunderstandings and it can be done quickly and efficiently ” said the press conference, said the president.
Lack of participation of private institutions
After the conference 15 minutes The Širvintos district mayor Živilė Pinskuvienė said that each mayor in the region had the opportunity to discuss the current situation regarding COVID-19, how the municipalities are ready for vaccination, what other issues are relevant to their district.
According to Ž.Pinskuvienė, there are currently around 130 people infected with the coronavirus in the Širvintos district, but it is gratifying that the spread of the virus has been stopped in the care institution.
“There are no patients in the care institution, only last week we had such an unpleasant situation: the resident registered for the operation, we did a test, they took us to Vilnius and the next day it turned out that the test was positive.” He refused to operate on her, he told us to take this man, and we had nowhere to put him, we organized him, we made isolation rooms so that we could take this man back to the care unit, “said the mayor.
Photo by Luke April / 15min / Živilė Pinskuvienė
There are some cases in the nursing hospital, but the workers return from isolation or recover. “We have volunteers, future young doctors from Vilnius, we are happy,” said Ž.Pinskuvienė.
Private centers are completely washing their hands when there is a COVID-19 pandemic.
However, according to the Širvintos district mayor, practically all municipalities lack the help of private medical institutions: “Private centers completely wash their hands when there is a COVID-19 pandemic. All institutions receive funds for each enrolled patient, but now we have to evaluate and treat those people, we have a fever clinic.
Now the Ministry of Health has only announced that it is almost necessary for the director of the administration to force private institutions to contribute, but how to do it ”, Ž said. Pinskuvienė.
There is no ward for COVID-19 patients at Širvintos district hospital, as the support is Ukmergė hospital, so all other patients are referred from this hospital to Širvintos. However, if a patient is diagnosed with a coronavirus in a hospital and his condition is not serious, he is not transported anywhere.
You need the exact sequence of what to vaccinate first
President G. Nausėda said that all municipalities are ready for future vaccinations, only information is missing from state institutions. According to the president, the first vaccine shipments will certainly not be large, but when more vaccines arrive, we should know very precisely in what order we will be vaccinated.
When asked if there is a lack of a vaccination plan like the one that other countries have, how many people will be vaccinated each month, the president said that it is only possible to indicate at this time how many vaccines we will receive first.
“Currently, we can only state that Lithuania is allocated 0.6 percent. The total amount of vaccine. Its size is determined by the negotiations of the European Union with the producers. Knowing the very specific schedule, the scale of production and the quantities of vaccine that will enter Lithuania, it would be possible to speak very clearly about the number of people who will be vaccinated.
Today, sadly, we certainly can’t talk about vaccine sizes in the weeks of January, February, and March. “We can only clearly identify the priority groups, with enough detail, in detail, so that the municipalities or those who will specifically implement this policy do not have unnecessary questions that take time and sometimes even lead to errors,” said the President.
You would like a more detailed and detailed grouping of groups, as there are currently four groups of people in Lithuania, in what order they will be vaccinated, and in the UK – ten.
Doctors themselves can infect anyone. Therefore, given the importance of these people and the risks associated with their activities, I believe that this is the right decision and we should follow it.
“This may not be a big problem during the first batch vaccination period, as the first batch of vaccine will not be very large and we will certainly be able to vaccinate the higher priority population groups, but later, when the number of vaccines increases. vaccine in Lithuania, all levels, in which people have the right to have priority over others, even those in the same group, ”said G. Nausėda.
The president said that he thought the decision to examine the doctors first was the correct one, because the level of the pandemic in Lithuania has risen dramatically and there are many patients. “Doctors are the category of people who, on the one hand, if the coronavirus itself was harmed, immediately seriously affected our ability and potential to provide medical care, sometimes abandoning entire departments, which we cannot allow, given that people They are sick not only the coronavirus but also other diseases.
Second, doctors themselves can become a source in the event of a pandemic, become carriers themselves, and infect the unemployed. Therefore, considering the importance of this group of people and the degrees of risk associated with their activities, I believe that this is the right decision and we must follow it, ”said G. Nausėda.
G.Nausėda urged not to demonize the problem of those who do not intend to get vaccinated, that a social survey has been conducted that shows that the absolute majority of people are really determined to get vaccinated.
AFP / Scanpix Photo / People in the UK get vaccinated against the coronavirus
“I think most of Lithuania views vaccines normally because they are tired of the pandemic. I urge those who are skeptical not only to take a close look at their own health, but also the health of their loved ones. Definitely do not believe the theories. of the conspiracy that now sprouts like the horn of plenty, that there is no disease, that it is a conspiracy against humanity, a desire to control us all, etc. Therefore, I think most people see vaccination with normality and our psychological health, our economy and other things, so we have to do it, ”said the president.
Will not vaccinate in a row
He emphasized that he would definitely vaccinate himself, but would not have priority: “I will do everything possible to demonstrate the benefits of vaccination, but I will be vaccinated according to the established procedure, when will it be my turn according to age group and so on. I couldn’t say when this could be, because we don’t know exactly when other shipments of vaccines will arrive in Lithuania.
Obviously, I will definitely not be among the first vaccinated by age group or category. “
The President emphasized that it was important to internally agree that the vaccines that had reached Lithuania would not be deposited, but that it would be known immediately what to do with them and the process would run smoothly.
It is obvious that I will not be among the first to be vaccinated neither by age group nor by my own category, – said G. Nausėda.
He also mentioned kindergartens.
Ž.Pinskuvienė stated that another important issue for Širvintos is the development of the nursing hospital; According to the mayor, the entire third floor of the hospital is available, where 90 places for nursing patients could be installed. “The problem here in Lithuania, in Vilnius, is very high, Širvintos could accept such people. Now the nursing services with everyone satisfy us, there are specialists and we could really solve that problem together,” said the mayor.
In the meeting with the president, the mayors had the opportunity to discuss other issues, such as debt limits, which are reduced and therefore paralyze the implementation of new projects. The mayor of Širvintos said he emphasized that in recent years the need for kindergartens in the district has increased significantly, but the municipality cannot build a new one without borrowing, and can only borrow up to 400,000 old debts accumulated by 2015. euros.
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