The pace of vaccination will speed up in Romania as
\ndeliveries of the Oxford- AstraZeneca vaccine have started to arrive. The vaccine
\nwill be administered from 15th February and 180 new vaccination hubs
\nare being set up. Appointments will become available on Wednesday to persons eligible
\nunder Phase two, namely people with chronic diseases and essential workers. Appointments
\ncan be made individually on the dedicated electronic platform, by GPs or by
\ncalling a special hotline. In Romania the AstraZeneca vaccine will for the time
\nbeing only be administered to adults aged between 18 and 55. So far, Romania
\nhas mainly used the Pfizer\/BioNTech and, since more recently, the Moderna
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To boost the immunisation process, the government has
\ntaken a series of measures with respect to the recruitment and payment of the
\nvaccination staff. Consequently, healthcare facilities within the army will also
\nbe able to set up vaccination hubs, their funding being covered by the state
\nbudget. Moreover, financial incentives will be given to GPs who register their
\npatients for vaccination and monitor their state of health. The healthcare
\nstaff working in vaccination centres must, however, respect the appointments
\nmade on the official platform and only give the vaccine to the eligible
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While nationwide the opening of the new centres appears
\nto be on schedule, problems have been recorded in some regions. In Vrancea
\ncounty, in the east, for example, two vaccination hubs could not be set up
\nbecause of a shortage of staff. The county prefect says that despite the
\nexistence of legislation on the payment of doctors to deliver the vaccine, the
\nlatter do not wish to take part. <\/p>\n
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According to a recent opinion poll, 55% of Romanians
\nsay they want to receive the Covid vaccine this year and believe mass immunisation
\nwill put an end to the pandemic. 83% say, however, that vaccination is a personal
\nchoice and almost three quarters believe the benefits of vaccination are
\ngreater than the risks. Romania has the 14th highest vaccination rate
\nin the world, with 4.41 doses administered to 100 persons, which is above the
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