The first 10,000 doses of anti-COVID vaccine arrived in Romania, at Nădlac 2 Customs. Raed Arafat and Valeriu Gheorghiţă, present at the border VIDEO

When the next installment of vaccines arrives

The first batch of vaccines will arrive tomorrow morning at the Cantacuzino Institute, being transported at a temperature of -80 degrees Celsius. Valeriu Gheorghiţă also spoke about the arrival of the next stage, saying: “It is estimated that the next stage will arrive on December 28, but it is a weekly schedule at the moment.”

“We need to vaccinate 50-60% of the population to break the vicious circle, that is why we also need the collaboration of the population. Initiating vaccination is a step that, if followed correctly, can lead to breaking the vicious circle, “said Raed Arafat.

“The first person to be vaccinated will be from the medical staff, it is established,” confirmed Dr. Valeriu Gheorghiţă, who did not want to reveal his identity, and mentioned that “he will know when he will be vaccinated.”

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Raed Arafat: “We are witnessing a historic moment, a moment that shows that the world has found a solution, we are beginning to apply it and we see how the EU has managed not to disappoint its citizens. When this truck with the first doses of vaccine arrived behind us, there were other trucks in other EU countries. It was a great effort, with the participation of all the Member States. Joint procurement, common approach and for the vaccination part, common implementation.

There is hope, there is light at the end of the tunnel, but that does not mean that the problem is solved, that we are forgetting the measures that are mandatory. Starting today we will work on two fronts: fighting and limiting the spread of the virus, and vaccination, which we hope will lead us to solve this problem ”.

Valeriu Gheorghiţă: “It is an honor for me to be here as coordinator of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in Romania. It is a symbolic tranche, of about 10,000 doses, which will arrive on December 25 at the Cantacuzino Institute. It is assigned to the medical units involved in the fight against COVID-19.

I am glad that there is a public debate on the subject of vaccination. It is an unprecedented logistical effort that we have organized, we are ready to start the vaccination campaign safely, so that each citizen has access to vaccination whenever they want. The first stage is directed at medical personnel and from the social system, in the second stage the population at risk is vaccinated and in the third stage we talk about the vaccination of the general population.

Today, the first day of Christmas, our hope comes true, that of finding a safe and fast way to end this pandemic that has changed our lives. Through unprecedented collaboration, today we are witnessing scientific progress in which a vaccine has been shown to meet all safety standards. “

TO UPDATE: The transport with the 10,000 doses of vaccine arrived in Romania. Raed Arafat and Valeriu Gheorghiţă will make press statements.

The first doses of vaccines that our country will receive are currently on their way to Nădlac 2 customs, where they will enter Romania. Raed Arafat, the head of DSU, went to meet with the TIR that brings the 10,000 doses, together with Dr. Valeriu Gheorghiţă, who coordinates the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in our country.

A photo posted by RO Vaccinare’s Facebook page shows the two on the plane, on the night of December 24, on their way to Arad. The doses were supposed to arrive around 12:00 in the country, but the schedule was postponed an hour, and it was now expected at 1:00 p.m.

“Preparations for the start of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in Romania: Raed Arafat, Secretary of State in the Ministry of the Interior, Valeriu Gheorghiţă, President of the CNCAV and Constantin Spînu, Head of the Department of Information and Public Relations – MAPN , left for Arad tonight Tomorrow December 25, the first 10,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines will enter Romania, through the Nădlac Customs 2. The approximate time of entry into the country of the first doses of vaccines is at 12.00 ”shows the starting position of RO Vaccinare.

When the vaccination begins

On Saturday, December 26, the vaccines will arrive at the “Cantacuzino” National Institute for Medical-Military Research and Development, designated the National Center for the storage of vaccines against COVID-19. The approximate time of arrival of the vaccines at the Cantacuzino Institute is at 07.00 hours. Journalists interested in participating in the event will be expected at the Institute’s headquarters (10 Bogdan Petriceicu Haşdeu Street, Sector 5), between 06:30 and 07:00.

Vaccination begins December 27 at the 10 infectious disease hospitals on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19. The vaccination event at the National Institute of Infectious Diseases “Matei Balş” will start at 09.00 hours. That same day, similar actions will be organized in the other nine first-line infectious disease hospitals in the fight against COVID-19, after 10 a.m.