Due to the population’s low interest in vaccination,
\nRomania now has a surplus of Covid vaccines and has therefore asked for fresh
\ndeliveries to be suspended. According to a timetable agreed with the European Commission,
\nBucharest was supposed to receive this month over 7 million doses, but the authorities
\nasked to be delivered only 2.6 million. It’s important to maintain a balance
\nbetween the quantity of vaccines delivered to Romania and the quantity of
\nvaccines administered, said the head of the vaccination campaign Valeriu
\nGheorghi\u021b\u0103. <\/p>\n
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According to official data, Romania has a 60% utilisation
\nrate of the vaccines delivered, out of almost 15 million doses. Valeriu
\nGheorghi\u021b\u0103 said an assessment of the efficiency of vaccination centres was
\nfinalised last week, with the result that 11 vaccination centres will be closed
\ntemporarily, 127 will see their working hours cut and 70 vaccination flows will
\nbe closed down. He said the authorities do not want to close vaccination
\ncentres permanently because it is hard to predict how the epidemiological
\nsituation will evolve in the next few months and these centres must be ready to
\nreopen if needed. Meanwhile, people can still get their vaccines from their
\nGPs, which has been possible since 4th May in Bucharest and all over
\nthe country, with some one third of GPs signing up for the programme. <\/p>\n
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The authorities are next week launching an action plan
\nto develop a concept they called Cities are vaccinating villages. Under this
\nplan, vaccination staff will be dispatched to all of Romania’s 3,000 communes
\nby the end of July, because the prospect of a new wave of infections,
\nespecially in autumn, in the colder season, is as clear as can be. Gheorghi\u021b\u0103
\nalso says that information about vaccination must reach the population as soon
\nas possible with the help of the local authorities, NGOs and international
\nassociations. <\/p>\n
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He also warned that it is very likely that the Delta
\nvariant first identified in India will become dominant. Under the circumstances,
\nhe said the authorities must ensure access to vaccination for people who want
\nto receive the vaccine because Romania may well face a fourth round of
\ninfections if the vaccination rate is not high enough to slow down the spread of
\nthe virus. Valeriu Gheorghi\u021b\u0103 also gave assurances that the vaccines now in use
\nare efficient against the Delta variant provided people are fully vaccinated. Over
\n4.2 million are fully vaccinated so far in Romania, with 4.6 having received one
\nor both doses. (CM)<\/p>\n
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