A major contribution to the
\nsteadily high rate of vaccination in Romania in recent days has been that of
\nvaccination marathons. One of them, organised this past weekend in Bucharest-the
\ncity with the highest vaccination rate, but also the largest number of daily
\nnew cases-ran in 6 centres located in all sectors of the capital. And the
\nfigures at the end of each day significantly surpassed the rate reported as
\nlate, when growing numbers of people were already showing up in vaccination
\ncentres, fearing the large numbers of deaths, infections and patients in
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The proportion of
\ncitizens over 18 who have got the vaccine in Romania has reached 40%, the head
\nof the national vaccination programme Valeriu Gheorghi\u021b\u0103 announced, and added
\nthat similar events will be held in the forthcoming period so as to make sure
\nthat 70% of the population has been vaccinated by year-end: <\/p>\n
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Valeriu Gheorghi\u021b\u0103: Every weekend we will hold
\na vaccination marathon in Bucharest, after we have identified a vaccination
\ncentre with extended working hours. This gives us reason to hope that by the
\nend of the year we will reach that immunisation threshold through vaccination. I
\nam using this opportunity to invite all medical schools in the country and all
\nthe county Public Health Directorates to organise such events in all major
\ncities. Over the past few days we have gradually opened new vaccination units,
\nand we hope that in the forthcoming period we will get to more than 150,000 or
\neven 200,000 doses administered every day.<\/p>\n
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During the 3 days of the vaccination marathon in Bucharest, people proved
\nto be open to vaccination when we opened towards them. Such events need to be
\nreplicated in smaller towns as well, said the interim health minister Cseke
\nAttila. <\/p>\n
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Meanwhile, on Monday
\nand Tuesday another vaccination marathon was organised in 6 military hospitals
\nthat are also regional storage centres for anti-COVID vaccines. Keeping the centres in Constan\u021ba, Cluj-Napoca, Ia\u0219i,
\nCraiova, Bra\u0219ov and Timi\u0219oara open around the clock is one of the means by
\nwhich the National Defence Ministry chose to celebrate Army Day this year. <\/p>\n
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Experts and authorities
\naround the world reiterate that vaccination is the only way to put an end to
\nthe pandemic. Meanwhile, in Brussels, the European Commission put together a portfolio
\nof 10 most efficient treatments against COVID-19. Organised into 3 categories-antiviral monoclonal
\nantibodies, which are most effective
\nin the earliest stages of infection, oral antivirals for
\nuse as quickly as possible after the infection,
\nand immunomodulators
\nto treat hospitalised patients-these products will be available across the EU
\nas soon as the European Medicines Agency has confirmed their efficacy. (tr. A.M. Popescu)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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