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The vaccination against Covid-19 in Latvia will start on December 28

Latvia Health Minister Fired In Vaccine Row

Latvia health minister fired in vaccine row Tue 05th January 2021 | 11:40 PM Riga, Jan 5 (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 5th Jan, 2021 ) :Latvia s prime minister on Tuesday fired his health minister in a row over coronavirus vaccination policy, straining ties within the governing coalition. Krisjanis Karins said the Baltic state was struggling with the consequences of not having a clear and comprehensible plan of action . Latvia has focused its vaccination plan mainly on the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, which has so far not been authorised in the European Union. Government opponents have criticised the slow start of Latvia s vaccination campaign and the choice to purchase a relatively small amount of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines, which have been authorised by the European Medicines Agency.

No-referral COVID testing might be extended

(LTV Ziņu dienesta korespondente) Until the end of this week, a state-paid COVID-19 test can be done without a referral. Health Ministry is now considering extension of this period, Latvian Television reported December 28. The possibility of free access to COVID-19 tests has been provided during the two final weeks of December, taking into account the fact that receiving a referral from a family doctor or an emergency doctor during the holidays could be difficult. The only rule is that there should be symptoms of coronavirus, such as fever, sore throat or loss of smell and taste. The Bior laboratory provided additional testing opportunities in Rīga and Latgale during the holiday. And people s interest was really great.

Vaccination against COVID-19 under way in Latvia

First people in Latvia receive Covid-19 vaccines

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.   The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please authorize yourself.