Romania set new vaccination targets
\nafter failing to meet its previous targets due to its population’s reticence to
\nvaccination. The national committee coordinating vaccination now says its
\ntarget is for 2 million people to receive the first dose by the end of the
\nyear, to reach 45% of the population, with a second target being the
\nvaccination of 70% of the population in the first quarter of 2022. <\/p>\n
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These statements
\ncame after talks between Romanian and World Health Organisation experts in an
\nattempt to find solutions to curb the very high increase in severe cases and related
\nfatalities. The optimism of the health authorities in Bucharest is not
\nsupported by the Word Health Organisation, which estimates that given the vaccination
\npace seen in the last six weeks and the current vaccination strategies in
\nplace, it will take seven months for 40% of Romania’s population to receive the
\nvaccine and 31 months to hit the 70% target. However, the World Health
\nOrganisation has noted a constant rise in the vaccination rate in the last 3 weeks,
\nespecially among people under the age of 50. <\/p>\n
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According to a press release, 92%
\nof Covid-related fatalities in Romania were among unvaccinated people. Most of
\nthe people who died had other diseases, as well, but there were also deaths
\namong young people, children and the active population. Romania is on the last
\nbut one place in the European Union with respect to vaccination, with only about
\n30% of its population being vaccinated, and much below the world average. The country
\nis now struggling with the fourth wave of the pandemic, a much more aggressive
\nstage owing to the more contagious Delta variant. Differences in vaccination rates
\ncan be noted from one county to another, with the areas in the north-east and
\nsouth recording lower rates. Looking at age groups, statistics point to a 50%
\nvaccination rate among people aged between 50 and 69, but only 20% among people
\nover the age of 80. There is also a big gap with respect to gender, with vaccination
\nrates being significantly lower among women, this difference being as high as
\n20% in persons over the age of 60. <\/p>\n
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The committee overseeing mass vaccination in
\nRomania admits that immunisation among the general population is low and
\nstagnating, being under the regional average, but doesn’t say how it aims to
\naddress the situation. The World Health Organisation recommends that Romania should
\nfocus on administering the life-saving vaccine to those who are at greatest
\nrisk of death and severe illness, such as the elderly, people with chronic diseases
\nand other at-risk categories, such as pregnant women and healthcare workers. (CM)<\/p>\n
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