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At Friday’s meeting, the Cabinet of Ministers discussed information and communication technology solutions that should guarantee the effectiveness of people’s invitations to vaccination, rapid registration and registration of the fact of vaccination in the system. e-health, while ensuring the cybersecurity of the systems.
Government Chancellor Giedrė Balčytytė said that they discussed how to further organize the smooth vaccination process, using information technology.
“There will be around 3 million vaccinations, so the process is really complicated and on a large scale. People will need to know when, what vaccine, and when to get vaccinated. So, in this case, the use of information and communication technologies in this process is very important, ”said the Chancellor.
“It is very important that the information technologies that will be used do not slow down the process and that the speed of vaccination is not reduced,” he added.
Welcomes the Vilnius initiative
When asked about the day a mass vaccination could be announced, the chancellor said that the course of vaccination would depend on the supply of vaccines, but he hoped it would occur before the start of summer.
“We hope that the mass vaccination will start on June 1, but I cannot guarantee that it will occur on June 1,” said G. Balčytytė.
Commenting on the goal set by the Vilnius City Municipality to vaccinate 17,000 people over the weekend. population, said they welcomed the initiative.
“It is a very rewarding initiative because the vaccine is really our way to be able to move and return to a more or less normal rhythm of life.
At the same time, I would like to point out that it is very important that the priority groups that have been identified are vaccinated in this way, because it is very important that the elderly population have guaranteed immunity ”, commented the Chancellor.
According to G. Balčytytė, municipalities are prepared for mass vaccination differently.
“There are different levels of preparation in the municipalities and it will be necessary to work more to ensure that those levels are equal,” explained the Chancellor of the Government.
He also said that the government should approve a procedure to organize mass vaccinations next Wednesday.
A vaccination plan drawn up by the Ministry of Health establishes that mass vaccination could begin in June. According to data from the Department of Statistics, currently in Lithuania almost 349.6 thousand were vaccinated for the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. population, in the second – more than 165,7 thousand. persons.
