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The head of the Emergency Department, Raed Arafat, said that between 60% and 70% of the population needs to be vaccinated to “break the vicious cycle” of infection by the new coronavirus.
Initiating vaccination is a step that, if it is followed correctly and done correctly and the population is convinced, answering their questions, of course, to be vaccinated, when we reach 60% – 70%, we can say that the vicious circle can be broken . Raed Arafat said.
The head of the National Committee for the Coordination of Vaccination Activities, Dr. Valeriu Gheorghiţă, said that, “at a level of vaccination coverage and a mass immunization of around 60% – 70%, practically, from an epidemiological point of view, the negative consequences, the circulation of the virus decreases a lot and then we can really speak of a relaxation of the restrictions ”.
The first doses of COVID-19 vaccine arrive in the country
The first 10,000 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine entered Romania on Friday, at Nădlac Customs. The vaccine, developed by BioNTech and Pfizer, is the first to receive a conditional marketing authorization from the European Commission.
Vaccination begins December 27 at the top ten infectious disease hospitals on the frontline in the fight against COVID-19.
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