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“Given that circumstances are constantly changing, the Ministry of Health, in order to ensure the protection of the public against infection, proposes to approve this proposal and use the quota allocated to Lithuania of 0.616 million doses of vaccine,” said Tuesday the Minister of Health, Arūnas Dulkys, to the Cabinet of Ministers.
According to Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė, in order to mass vaccinate the Lithuanian population next year, it is important to ensure a large quantity of vaccine.
“For there to be more vaccination in the coming years, it is important that this amount is sufficient. Because the losses that we stop due to the economic shutdown and quarantine are great compared to the price of the vaccine,” said I. Šimonytė.
Lithuania has already signed an agreement on 1.24 million. vaccine dose. The estimated amount would be additional. There are two doses of the vaccine per person.
Vaccinations – after Christmas
The first shipment of coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Lithuania on December 26 and vaccination will begin on December 27. The vaccines will be delivered periodically, according to an agreed schedule, to all countries of the European Union.
Doctors working in health centers will be vaccinated first. In the second phase, vaccines will be administered to staff and patients in treatment facilities that provide supportive care and nursing care. These groups should be vaccinated during the first quarter of the year.
The public will then be invited to vaccinate after vaccination of the priority groups. The first shipment of vaccines will be distributed to hospitals in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys.
Municipalities are used for the second stage of vaccination. The directors of the municipal administrations have appointed a coordinator, a municipal doctor or another member of the administrative staff, who will coordinate the vaccination process in a particular municipality and the personal health establishments that will organize the vaccination of priority groups.
Designated coordinators will organize coronavirus vaccination at their municipalities’ treatment facilities. To ensure smooth vaccination of the population, SAM experts will work closely with coordinators.
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