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And health experts warn of the rapid spread of the Indian strain of coronavirus in Europe, which could be more dangerous for children and young people and lead to serious complications.
The coronavirus was struck by lightning for Vytautas Mikelenas, a well-known businessman from the Pasvalys district in his sixties. The man was in a coma for 40 days, with his life hanging over his hair. Only miraculously did the man come out of the bed of the disease, but so far he is very weak.
He is regaining his strength in a nursing home, as he says, now he is learning to live again.
“I am learning to walk again after that illness. My hands were together, secured to my second skin. Today, after a month and a half, I can go on my own, ”says V. Mikelenas.
And Vytautas has no doubt that if he had had the opportunity to be vaccinated before the disease, he would not feel such painful consequences.
And now that the possibility of getting vaccinated against the coronavirus exists for all who want it, the number of people who want to get vaccinated is decreasing. Then several campaigns are organized. Here in the Klaipėda district, near the Dituva Garden Market, residents are invited to get vaccinated with the Janssen vaccine, which is enough for a single dose.
According to the National Blood Center, their goal is to bring the vaccine almost directly to residents’ homes.
Daumantas Gutauskas, director of the National Blood Center, says: “We hope to vaccinate about 250, and now we have brought 500 vaccines. It will definitely be enough for everyone. “
And Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė arrived at the Litexpo showroom early in the morning to be vaccinated with the second dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The Prime Minister admits that the rate of vaccination in Lithuania has slowed down significantly.
According to the Department of Statistics, about 42 percent of people have received a single dose of the vaccine. Even before vaccination was accelerated, President Gitanas Nausėda repeatedly set an ambitious goal of vaccinating around 70 percent of the population by July 6.
“70 percent, 69 or 72 percent. In my opinion, this is more numerology, it sounds good. My personal goal would be as much as possible. Surveys show that 65 percent of people are willing to get vaccinated or rather to be vaccinated, ”says I. Šimonytė.
And the vaccination rate is really going down. Just over 6,000 people in Lithuania received the first dose of the vaccine yesterday. And a week ago there were more than 10,000 of them.
Vice Minister Živilė Simonaitytė says: “It is related to summer and relaxation, and with people seeing that the number of cases is decreasing and thinking: maybe I don’t need to wait until fall to get vaccinated later. It encourages us not to wait and to protect ourselves now. “
True, according to experts, such a subsequent relaxation can be very expensive. Mindaugas Stankūnas, a professor at the Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, warns that strains of the virus can cause serious problems.
Mindaugas Stankūnas, a member of the Council of Health Experts, says: “In fact, it is very important for us to vaccinate as many people as possible, because now we see a potential threat: the Indian delta variety.”
The Indian strain of coronavirus, which has started to spread across Europe, is of great concern to both health experts and politicians. The number of cases is increasing rapidly in the UK and the majority of those infected are children and young people. So far, it is only said that this variety can cause more serious complications: stomach ailments or hearing problems.
“The knowledge that comes from the UK about the mutation. The fact that it is potentially dangerous for children. We are aware that vaccination of children is very limited. So far, the opportunities only exist for children from the age of 12. Those children whose parents decide to have their children vaccinated will receive the vaccine, ”says I. Šimonytė.
Mindaugas Stankūnas, a member of the Council of Health Experts, says that the rapidly spreading Indian strain of coronavirus will also reach Lithuania.
“To think that there will not be such a variety in Lithuania would be very optimistic. We cannot even rule out that it already exists. We may not have detected it because only a fraction of the cases are sequenced. She was vaccinated in the 80+ group”, says M. Stankūnas.
However, so far in Lithuania, the lowest number of vaccinated people is 80 years or older, just over 50 percent. 65 percent were vaccinated in Estonia, 60 percent in Poland, and 31 percent in Latvia. Most people aged 70 to 74 were vaccinated in Lithuania, almost 70 percent.
Starting tomorrow, the Ministry of Health invites all residents to get vaccinated in Lithuania without any prior registration.
For people who have pre-registered for the vaccine, there will be no need to wait in the general queue, as the vaccination centers plan to establish a separate stream.
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