Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (PSKUS) said December 14 that its blood stocks are critically low so the hospital might be forced to postpone scheduled non-urgent operations, Latvian Radio.
(LTV Ziņu dienesta korespondente), Māra Rozenberga
(Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta korespondente) The COVID-19 pandemic provided a grim reminder of its reach January with news that it had claimed the life of one of the medical professionals leading the fight against its spread.
Pauls Aldiņš, born in 1971, was an infectologist at Pauls Stradiņš Clinical University Hospital (Stradiņš Hospital), and passed away on the evening of December 31, 2020, according to information released by the hospital. The hospital has lost an outstanding doctor, scientist, educator and colleague. His contribution to the development of the Latvian infectious disease field is invaluable. In communication with patients, Pauls Aldiņš was a model of the highest ethical and professional standards of a doctor, always responsive, patient and kind in his work with colleagues, never forgot to fulfill what he promised, and was precise down to the smallest detail, the hospit
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First people in Latvia receive Covid-19 vaccines 2020-12-28 LETA/TBT Staff
RIGA - On Monday morning, the first people received the Covid-19 vaccines at Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, the hospital s representative Janita Veinberga reported.
The first vaccine was administered at 8:02 a.m.
Veinberga said that in three days the hospital plans to vaccinate 1,055 people.
One of the hospital s medics, Janis Vetra, who received the vaccine on Monday, said in a Twitter post that the pandemic has taken much from people in 2020, and it is quite unbelievable that a counterstrike can be started alre.
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2020-12-28 12:36:11 GMT2020-12-28 20:36:11(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
RIGA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) Latvia s COVID-19 vaccination campaign started on Monday with the first batch of shots going to medical practitioners of 10 hospitals nationwide.
The country s first jab was given here at the Pauls Stradins Clinical University Hospital, whose representative Janita Veinberga told reporters that the hospital planned to inoculate 1,055 people within three days.
Latvia received the first 9,750 doses of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Saturday and stored them in a health facility s freezers.
Health Minister Ilze Vinkele repeatedly stressed that the vaccination process in Latvia will be transparent and voluntary.
After the current round of vaccination, vaccines will be made available to people in other high-risk jobs like care providers at nursery homes, police officers and rescuers, as well as elderly people and those with chronic health conditions.