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According to data from the Department of Statistics, a total of 1,023 district residents were vaccinated in Šalčininkai district. In one of the most vulnerable age groups, 80 years and older, only 6.7 percent were vaccinated in this district.
About half of the people in the area who are vaccinated have doubts about vaccination during the first call, and at this time around 700 doses of AstraZeneca have not been used.
“To change the vaccination procedure, to allow the vaccination of other groups. Now we have stopped among doctors, social workers, educators and residents over 65 years old,” said Josif Rybak, director of the BNS municipal administration on Friday.
“There are other groups that ensure the welfare of society. Some tougher decisions about teachers are needed under the Communicable Diseases Act, now just a guide, ”he said.
According to J. Rybak, the municipality has received about 1.9 thousand. Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, and AstraZeneca vaccine doses: The first two are almost out of stock, but around 700 unused doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine remain in stock.
The Šalčininkai administration director says that people refuse to get vaccinated with AstraZeneca.
“Because of this vaccine, the situation is bad on all sides, including central communication,” Rybak said.
It says that of the receipts almost 1.9 thousand. 200 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have recently been received and will be used on Monday.
According to J. Rybak, 365 people were vaccinated in two doses.
The director of the Šalčininkai district municipal administration also stated that people in the district are invited to get vaccinated by phone: they call more than once.
According to J. Rybak, during the first call about 50 percent. people refuse to get vaccinated.
“Of the guests, 50 percent. They immediately say that the pillows, maybe they will come later, ask – what vaccine. There are doubts (…) Postponed after the first call, the part returns after the second”, J. Rybakas said.
The map published by the Department of Statistics shows that vaccination is more or less even in many municipalities.
At least one dose of the vaccine has been vaccinated in 6 to 9 percent of its population. There are significantly more people vaccinated in tourist municipalities: 15 percent in Birštonas, 13.7 percent in Curonian Spit, 11 percent in Druskininkai and 10 percent in Palanga.
Šalčininkai stands out among the municipalities that have vaccinated the least population, where only 3.4 percent have been vaccinated. population, and Visaginas, where 4% are vaccinated.
The vaccination process is similar between large cities: the majority of the population, almost 8%, was vaccinated in Alytus, the least – 6% – in Klaipėda.
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