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(Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta korespondents) State Secretary of the Ministry of Health Daina Mūrmane-Umbraško has been reprimanded and demoted for actions related to the purchase of BioNTech/Pfizer vaccines, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts said at a press conference April 8.
In the first vaccine procurement, on 19 November 2020, Latvia could have applied for up to 860 000 doses of “Pfizer” vaccines, but a decision on the purchase of 97 500 was taken. In the next round, when 430 000 doses of this manufacturer s vaccines were offered, Latvia applied for 100 000 doses. A service inspection was conducted at the Ministry of Health to find out how such a decision has been taken.