Klaipeda temporarily suspends COVID-19 vaccination registration



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“Currently the population is not registered for COVID-19 because there are not enough vaccines <...>. The plans had to be changed yesterday April 26, after receiving information from the Ministry of Health (SAM) on the redistribution of vaccines, ”the municipality reported.

According to her, the amount of Pfizer, Modernos and AstraZeneca vaccines is only enough for the booster vaccination, that is, people who have had time to receive the second dose of the vaccine, and those who have previously registered with the system does not. get vaccinated – your registration will not be revoked.

Klaipėda residents are registered for vaccination on the website vakcinavimasklaipedoje.lt.

According to the municipality, the ministry reported that more doses of the Pfizer vaccine were administered to Vilnius “after assessing the difficult epidemiological situation in Vilnius and the situation in hospitals.”

And the Klaipeda vaccination centers received 2,160 doses instead of the planned 4,536.

“Due to the lower number of vaccines received in Klaipėda, the additional vaccination option provided to traders had to be canceled without prior registration. The renewal of the vaccination record will be decided upon receiving a new shipment of vaccine, ”announces the municipality of Klaipėda.

Currently, residents 65 and older, as well as those with chronic diseases, have been invited to register for vaccination in the port city, and it is planned to continue their vaccination after receiving enough vaccinations.

On Monday, the SAM announced that due to the difficult epidemiological situation in Vilnius, it was decided to redistribute vaccine shipments and allocate 44 percent to vaccination centers in the capital. of the total number of vaccines received, that is, 46 thousand. 512 doses. Part of this amount – 19.8 thousand. previously planned for other municipalities.

This outraged the heads of other municipalities. According to them, the neighbors had already been invited to be vaccinated, and due to this redistribution, their invitation had to be canceled. Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius admitted that the additional vaccines will help to manage the deteriorating situation, but called the method of administration unacceptable.



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