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The Lithuanian government has turned to Denmark, asking to take over some of its AstraZeneca vaccine doses after the country stopped using them.
“We turned [to Denmark] yesterday [April 14]. We said that if Denmark were to consider sharing their vaccines, we d be happy to be among those who could take them over,” Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė told reporters on Thursday.
Denmark announced this week that it decided to stop using the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine, branded as Vaxzevria, altogether because of suspected rare but serious side effects.
Lithuania temporarily halted its use last month over reports about rare cases of blood clotting, but resumed vaccination after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) said the side effects were extremely rare and benefits outweighed the risks.
(Latvian Public Broadcasting) Residents in Latvia s second-largest city, Daugavpils, will have an option to choose between vaccines against Covid-19, city council vice-president Līvija Jankovska told the LETA newswire Tuesday April 13.
She explained that the local government, working with the Ministry of Health and the Vaccination Project Bureau, had achieved a variety of vaccines being delivered to the city. This week, as educators are starting to get their jabs, it will be possible to choose between AstraZeneca, Moderna, or Pfizer/BioNTech.
At the same time, the City Council, in cooperation with the responsible authorities, will carry out informative campaigns aimed at the public, including educators, on the importance of vaccination. Also, educators are being surveyed about their willingness to get a jab.
(LTV Ziņu dienesta korespondente) The Balvi and Gulbene Hospital Association has raised the alarm about an expected third wave of Covid-19, along with the spread of the most contagious type of Covid-19 in the area, Latvian Television reported March 3.
Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts confirmed that hospitals are heavily congested in Vidzeme and Latgale regions.
In Balvi hospital, the load of beds for Covid-19 has reached 100%, which means that there are no longer free beds and patients are forced to wait in line or go to other municipalities. However, as the most contagious type of Covid-19 in the hospital spreads like wildfire, board member of the Association of Balvi and Gulbene Hospitals, Alīda Vāne, is convinced that other hospitals can expect a similar scenario.
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