All 50+ people invited to come in to get vaccinated from Monday 2021-05-03 BNS/TBT Staff
TALLINN - Starting Monday, all people aged 50 or those turning 50 this year are invited to come in to get vaccinated against COVID-19, while at-risk people are also still welcome to come in for vaccination regardless of age.
A vaccination appointment can be booked via the national online booking system, by calling one s local hospital or the registration of a private medical institution. Over the course of May, we will gradually open the possibility of vaccination to anyone who wants it. Significantly increased vaccine deliveries will make it possible to start the vaccination of people aged 50 and over from the new week, and in the second half of May to open up the possibility to those aged 16-49, Minister of Health and Labor Tanel Kiik said. Vaccination saves lives, reduces the burden on hospital treatment and allows for a gradual easing of restrictions, the opening up of society and a
There are 120,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine in Estonia as of Monday morning and 70,000 will be used as second doses, government officials have said.
Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Minister of Health and Labor Tanel Kiik (Center) said it is not fair to say these doses are unused because they are all booked to be used in the coming days.
He said 65,000 doses of AstraZeneca has been delivered at the end of last week and will be used gradually.
Vaccination project manager Marek Seer said: There are 120,000 unused doses of the vaccine. If a dose is unused, it is because it is a second dose. There is a constantly changing stock level and interpreting it in this way, arbitrarily without knowing the contents, is a very slippery slope.
From Monday (May 3), people over 50 or those who turn 50 this year can get vaccinated against coronavirus. Risk groups of all ages can also get vaccinated.
Minister of Health and Labor Tanel Kiik (Center) has said: During May, we will gradually open the possibility of vaccination to all who wish to do so. Significantly increased vaccine deliveries will make it possible to start vaccination for at least 50-year-olds from the new week and open to 16-49-year-olds in the second half of May.
Family doctors are asking people in risk groups to contact them if they have not yet been called to vaccinate.
A 1+1 vaccination strategy will start in Ida-Viru County today (April 29) to try and boost the low uptake of vaccines among the elderly. This means if a young person brings an older person to get vaccinated, they can both receive a dose at the same time.
Vaccination coverage in Ida-Viru County is by far the lowest in Estonia. As of Thursday morning, only 26.8 percent of people over the age of 80 and 38.6 percent of people aged 70-79 have been vaccinated in the county. In most other counties at least 65 percent of people in these age groups have received at least one dose of the vaccine.