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(Latvijas Radio Ziņu dienesta korespondents) State Secretary of the Ministry of Health Daina Mūrmane-Umbraško has been reprimanded and demoted for actions related to the purchase of BioNTech/Pfizer vaccines, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts said at a press conference April 8.
In the first vaccine procurement, on 19 November 2020, Latvia could have applied for up to 860 000 doses of “Pfizer” vaccines, but a decision on the purchase of 97 500 was taken. In the next round, when 430 000 doses of this manufacturer s vaccines were offered, Latvia applied for 100 000 doses. A service inspection was conducted at the Ministry of Health to find out how such a decision has been taken.
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.