The doctor who administered a vaccine to a high-level Russian diplomat working in Estonia, letting him jump the queue, will step down from her position as head of department at Ida-Viru Central Hospital.
The decision was made after an internal investigation where it was found the vaccines were not properly entered into the vaccination information system and the hospital s board did not know the vaccinations had taken place.
Chairman of the Board Tarmo Bakler said the doctor, Veronika Iljina, will continue to work at the hospital. He said no other vaccinations had been given which broke the rules. The results of the internal investigation have been handed over to the Health Board.
Vene diplomaati vaktsineerimisplaani väliselt süstinud arst jätkab tööd
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Ida-Viru Keskhaigla: Vene diplomaati vaktsineerinud arst ei käitunud sel hetkel kehtiva korra järgi
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An internal investigation at a hospital in the eastern Estonian town of Narva is underway after daily Eesti Päevaleht (EPL) reported that an outgoing, high-level Russian diplomat received the full coronavirus vaccine dose at the facility, a few days before returning to Russia and despite Kremlin-backing media calling western COVID-19 vaccines dangerous.
While the circumstances which led to Yuri Gribkov, Consulate General of the Russian Federation in Narva, getting both first and second Pfizer/BioNTech vaccinations have yet to be established, and are pending the internal investigation at the Ida-Viru Central Hospital (Ida-Viru keskhaigla), the report comes amid Russian s strong drive to promote its own Coronavirus vaccine, dubbed Sputnik V, ahead of western products such as Pfizer s.