64 thousand people in Lithuania this week. COVID-19 vaccine doses
This week, Lithuania received consignments of COVID-19 vaccines from one manufacturer. BioNTech and Pfizer managed 64350 doses of Comirnaty vaccine on Monday.
This is the last consignment of vaccines delivered under the 2021 we supply with BioNTech and Pfizer. Under this agreement, Lithuania received almost 3.7 million. Comirnaty vaccine doses.
From December 1. Comirnaty vaccines will be supplied under a new contract that will ensure a continuous supply of vaccines throughout the coming years. Next year, Lithuania will receive 2.7 million. Comirnaty vaccine doses are still being ordered in 2023.
New consignments of vaccines are stored in the warehouse of the Center for Health Emergencies until vaccines previously delivered by manufacturers are distributed to municipalities.
Vaccines are distributed to municipalities according to their population and the rate of vaccination. Municipalities are informed in advance of the content of the vaccines they plan to prescribe so that the vaccination process can run smoothly.
The population can be vaccinated for the first time or receive the booster COVID-19 vaccine by registering online at www.koronastop.lt or by calling 1808. Vaccination is also available from a GP. vaccinating against COVID-19, residents should contact the office reception.
At least one dose of the vaccine has already been vaccinated in Lithuania. population, or 66.6 percent. society.
More detailed vaccination statistics are published on the scoreboard of Statistics Lithuania.
When new consignments of vaccines arrive in Lithuania, information about them is updated on the website of the Ministry of Health.