Despite reports of hospital workers being hesitant to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the head of the government s scientific advisory council has said the current situation is not dangerous.
On Friday, ETV s current affairs show Aktuaalne kaamera (AK) asked experts and medical professionals about the vaccination rate amongst hospital staff and the concerns around healthcare workers who do not want to get the vaccine. Under Estonia s vaccination plan, healthcare workers were the first people to be vaccinated.
Professor of Virology Irja Lutsar said it is not yet possible to access whether the vaccination of healthcare workers has been successful as it is too early to tell.
Managers of Estonia s largest hospitals do not believe people will follow social distancing rules during the Christmas holidays and think there will be an increase of people admitted to hospital which will cause cancellations for scheduled treatment at the start of 2021. There are also growing concerns about coronavirus spreading among hospital staff.
There are currently 66 coronarvirus patients in treatment at Tallinn s North Estonia Medical Center (PERH), nine are in intensive care and six are using ventilators.
Chairman of the Board of Tallinn s North Estonia Medical Center (PERH) Agris Peedu told ERR the holidays will lead to an increase in coronavirus patients in hospitals.