Rolanda Lingienė: “Hard” quarantine will no longer be necessary if we all get vaccinated

The situation is improving thanks to active vaccination, and if the rate in Vilnius remains at a similar rate, it is likely that half the population will be vaccinated within a month. Another good indicator is the more extensive tests. This helps find more asymptomatic cases.

Heating the air also helps, which, according to the interlocutor, will not stop the spread of the virus, but will certainly slow it down.

The effectiveness of vaccines in Lithuania is visible, doctors and employees of social institutions have been vaccinated and outbreaks are no longer reported in these institutions.

“It just came to our attention then. On the other hand, we have to show solidarity. Going back to school was just as easy,” says R. Lingienė.

Last week, only eight cases were recorded in Vilnius schools (editor’s note: education is provided in 76 out of 125 schools), this result was achieved thanks to the joint efforts of parents, teachers and school administrations.

The current situation and December is different

“The main change is that the infection affects younger people, and this is related to its British strain. It is possible to become infected faster and the younger age of those infected is observed,” says R. Lingienė.

Many experts are deciding what action to take, but it is clear that strict quarantine is no longer working. R.Lingienė is convinced that people no longer follow the restrictions, because they are tired, psychological problems arise.

Assumptions to return to the “hard” quarantine news “15/15” the interlocutor does not see. R. Lingienė is in no rush to blame the increasing number of infected people from the bars that opened their doors just a few days ago: “We don’t have any recorded cases related to bars and they even physically can’t be there yet.

R.Lingienė, head of the Vilnius department of the NVSC, recalled that during the first wave, most of the older people fell ill and died.

Therefore, in his opinion, the decision to vaccinate the weakest Lithuanian citizens first was the correct one.

See a light at the end of the tunnel.

And what will the third wave be, if it will be? The epidemiologist says: “There was the first quarantine, then the second. It has its limits of validity. Limits are over. The responsibility has now been transferred to the public, the state has given us the opportunity to get vaccinated and we really needed it. The indicators show that there is light at the end of the tunnel. “

“As for the current situation, I would not be surprised if the situation worsened due to the layoffs, and they will come at a price. Not everyone will know, but if the scope of vaccination is as promised by the Ministry of Health, the situation will definitely stabilize if the virus does not show its other side, which even science does not yet know, ”said R. Lingienė in a current affairs program. “15/15”.