Filenews 24 March 2021
By June, more than 60% of the adult population who have expressed their desire will have received the vaccine, Deputy Director of Medical Services Dr . Olga Calakuta.
In a written communication, it notes that vaccination is expected to develop rapidly in April, as according to the updated timetable given, Cyprus is expected to receive an additional 270,000 doses of the four licensed vaccines.
Depending on the availability of vaccines, this amount translates into vaccination of an additional 195,000 people with at least the 1st dose, bringing the total number of vaccinated (at least one dose) to 310,000 by the beginning of May, covering vulnerable groups and the general population aged 45 years and over, she says.
The 2nd trimester, she adds, is a turning point in the Vaccination Plan, since by the end of June, more than 60% of the adult population who have expressed their desire will have received at least the 1st dose of the vaccine, as there will also be an increase in the quantities of vaccines arriving in Cyprus within the next period, due to the increase in the possibility of their production, on a global scale.
13% received at least one dose of the vaccine
To date, more than 135,000 vaccinations have been carried out in Cyprus, of which more than 93,475 relate to the 1st dose of the vaccine and the numbers are increasing daily. More than 36,000 of our fellow citizens have completed their vaccination. At the same time, more than 1,714 people belonging to vulnerable groups of the population have received the vaccine, while 207 vaccinations have been carried out on people in need of home care, Ms. Kalakuta notes.
According to her, the possibilities of the vaccination programme of the Republic of Cyprus depend on the number of doses of vaccines arriving in the country, as our country has secured the maximum amount of vaccines that it has due, with the pre-purchase of about 4 million. doses of vaccines, amounting to approximately 2 cm. Citizens.
According to official data from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), up to and including Wednesday 24 March, it has received at least one dose of the vaccine, 13% of the total population of the Republic of Cyprus, which ranks 5th among the Member States of the European Union.
At the same time, according to data maintained by the OurWorldInData website, Cyprus continues to rank in the top 5th place pan-European in terms of the administration of at least one dose of vaccines, with an average of 14.78 doses per 100 people of population (data up to and including 21 March 2021).
Early April vaccination in closed structures
In addition, she said that from the beginning of April the vaccination programme is expected to start in closed structures, such as prisons and shelters for refugees and migrants (Pornara - Kofinou).
It is recalled that the existing programming of the National Vaccination Plan against COVID-19 takes place within the framework of the following priority planning:
Residents and staff of nursing homes and institutions of chronic adult diseases.
Frontline health professionals (nurses with Covid-19 patients, ICU, ICU, Ambulance departments, etc.)
People>80 years old.
People working in PYD centres (Primary Health Care)
People >75 years old.
Other health professionals/staff.
Persons >=16 years of age at high risk for severe disease and age the rest of the population.
Residents in other closed structures such as prisons and shelters for refugees and migrants.
Source: eyenews/CYPE
