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NVSC spokeswoman Justina Petravičienė informed BNS that the specialists intend to go to the nursing home.
“Specialists will go to this fireplace. When we have a larger outbreak, it is common practice to prevent the spread of the disease,” said J. Petravičienė.
The NVSC reported Monday that 18 cases of this new outbreak were detected in patients and one in an employee during preventive tests.
According to J. Petravičienė, epidemiologists do not yet have information on whether the patients were vaccinated against COVID-19, but it is known that the affected employee received a dose of the vaccine.
The institution does not answer questions
Addere Nursing Home did not respond to specific questions from BNS about those infected and sent a general comment stating that 24 patients had been vaccinated.
“Vaccinations of patients at the institution were carried out in January and February as planned and 24 patients are currently vaccinated. We vaccinate newly admitted personnel and patients according to the established procedure, ”the institution told BNS.
Its manager, Alma Pundziūtė, promised to answer specific questions several times, but did not.
Addere says that nursing home patients and staff are constantly tested for the coronavirus and the spread of the infection is monitored.
The nursing home also says it has taken the necessary measures to control the spread of the infection, says it is receiving not only healthy patients but also those infected with COVID-19.
“We have installed a completely isolated COVID-19 patient room at the institution. The infected hosts are completely isolated and separated from the healthy ones, and only the personnel assigned to that department work with them ”, says the institution.
According to the comment, the institution is divided into nine sections with separate entrances, each with separate leisure and restaurant areas, and the rooms are single or double only.
Mayor: three sick patients – vaccinated, others not
Trakai District Mayor Edita Rudelienė says the majority of the affected population of Addere has not been vaccinated against the coronavirus.
According to the mayor, three patients were vaccinated in two doses, but the PCR test was positive.
“Three of those 19 were vaccinated in two doses and the others were not,” the mayor of Trakai district told BNS.
According to her, most of the patients had not been vaccinated because “at the time of the vaccination procedure, those people were not with them yet.”
According to R. Rudelienė, nursing homes have taken all measures to stop the spread of infections in them.
According to the mayor, a total of 37 patients and staff were vaccinated against COVID-19 at the institution, including 21 with the second dose.
According to R. Rudelienė, a total of 43 patients live in the institution and there were no refusals to vaccinate.
The Addere nursing home is located in the old Trasalio complex, and the nursing home started operating a couple of months ago.
The Health Ministry informed BNS that on December 14 last year, the company was licensed to provide inpatient primary medical care and supportive care services.
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