january 8, 22:46 Following the agreement reached between the European Commission (EC) and pharmaceutical companies on the supply of additional doses of BioNTech/Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, Latvia has decided to purchase up to 1.4 million doses, reports LSM s Latvian language service.
The decision was announced on Friday, January 8, by Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš, and coincided with Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts first day in his new job.
An agreement had previously been reached for the delivery of fewer than 200,000 doses of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine. Latvia has so far received 23,400 doses, with a smaller delivery of 6,825 planned for the beginning of next week, with Kariņš expressing frustration that vaccination is not taking place more quickly.
The For! party
has chosen head of the party in the Saeima, Daniels Pavļuts, as its nominee for the position of Health Minister of Latvia, current Health Minister Ilze Viņķele told Latvian Television January 6.
On Thursday, the party and its allied party within Development/For!
will meet with Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš to agree on further collaboration in the government. We will continue working in Kariņš government so that decisions in overcoming the pandemic will be based on science and health experts opinion, not political conjuncture, said an announcement by For!.
Ilze Viņķele said that Pavļuts has been chosen for the position because of his crisis management skills. President Egils Levits expressed his support for the candidate.
The For! party has chosen head of the party in the Saeima, Daniels Pavļuts, as its nominee for the position of Health Minister of Latvia, current Health Minister Ilze Viņķele told Latvian Television January 6.