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According to Ramūnas Karbauskis, the shadow cabinet chief, I. Šimonytė’s government is on the wrong track with its policy of prohibition and discrimination, therefore the shadow government is preparing alternative legislative proposals for specific groups of people , which show that the state can solve problems more effectively by winning support rather than resistance. What I. Šimonytė’s ministers provoke by proposing coercive measures.
“This government is on the wrong track, the measures chosen are wrong. People cannot be discriminated against or otherwise oppressed just because they have not been vaccinated. This causes a natural dissatisfaction and a desire to resist, on the other hand, some of these measures, such as the ban on unvaccinated people in clubs and entertainment centers, are more aimed at young people and can hardly affect people’s behavior. older, who are the most vulnerable. today, ”said R. Karbauskis.
According to him, observing that the ministers of I. Šimonytė’s government are not afraid of wasting billions from the state where the state could save, the shadow government sees huge resources that could be invested in the well-being of ordinary Lithuanians.
According to the shadow health minister, Aurelijus Veryga, the highest risk of developing severe COVID-19 reaches 65 years of life and, as age increases, the risk increases steadily.
“Worldwide epidemiological data shows that people over 65 are up to 62 times more likely to die from coronavirus infection than people under 55. It is important to us that as many older people as possible are not get sick, as well as avoid hospitalizations, overcrowding in health centers and deaths ”, says A. Veryga.
Remember that in many other countries it is not increasingly a question of prohibitions or restrictions, but of rational motivation that ensures both human health and the stability of the health system itself. For example, $ 100 gift cards are being donated in Southern Virginia, and people in New York who choose to get vaccinated are participating in a $ 5 million lottery, and some Canadian universities offer lotteries to vaccinate scholarship students.
“And researchers in recent publications increasingly agree that financial incentives are especially beneficial to the state when faced with a situation where a change in behavior could reduce future healthcare costs. In the US The cost of a pandemic is estimated to be more than $ 16 trillion in the future, so the costs incurred by states for financial incentives are necessary to prevent the state from incurring high costs where they can be avoided Researchers recognize that financial initiatives are particularly effective when it comes to encouraging people to engage in prevention and act only once, for example when they are encouraged to participate in cancer screening programs to get vaccinated. ” , He says.
According to R. Karbauskis, having evaluated all this, the shadow government believes that it is very timely to provide economic incentives to people over 65 who were vaccinated after the registration date of this bill, and thus not only for prevent deaths. , but also to thank the elderly for their health concerns, with a single payment of 100 euros, which they would use for their own needs, for the purchase of medicines or health products, and thus allocate additional funds to the economy of our condition. The material promotion of vaccination would not only lead to saving lives, since people over 65 are the most vulnerable, but would also save funds for treatment, resuscitation and care for the consequences of infection.
The purpose of this draft law is to introduce global amounts for people vaccinated against COVID-19 (hereinafter referred to as “single benefit), the people who are entitled to it, the conditions for granting and paying the lump sum, the procedure and financing.
According to the bill, people aged 65 and over will be entitled to a lump sum of € 100 if they vaccinate one of the COVID-19 vaccines registered in the European Union under the full vaccination scheme after August 16, 2021. 2. The right to a single payment will be acquired on the same day as the second vaccination if the entire vaccination schedule consists of two doses of the vaccine or the first dose if the entire vaccination schedule consists of one dose of the vaccine.
For persons who have acquired the right to the lump sum, the lump sum will be paid no later than one month from the date of acquisition of the right to the lump sum. Except in the case of people from 2021 acquired the right to a lump sum on August 16 before the entry into force of this Law under the conditions provided in article 3. In this case, the lump sum will be paid within of a period of one month from the date of entry into force of this Law.
Taking into account the number of people aged 65 years and over in Lithuania and the number of them not vaccinated, it is considered that the maximum amount required from the state budget in case absolutely all unvaccinated people of this age group were vaccinated would be 16,800,000 euros.
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