October’s conscript intake stood at 900, somewhat lower than the expected 1,200, ETV news show ‘Aktuaalne kaamera’ (AK) reported Tuesday night. The Defense Resources Agency (KRA) says that the 300-odd discrepancy in conscripts is not the result of anti-vaccination sentiments, who, AK reported, number around 20. This was also theContinue Reading
Getting to 90% of fully vaccinated people in Norway is an ambition, not a prerequisite for returning to normal everyday life, Minister of Health Bent Høie (H) stated. The health authorities’ overarching goal is to limit the spread of infection and keep the disease burden low until 90% of theContinue Reading
As the numbers of the Delta variant of the Covid-19 virus are on the rise in Lithuania, the country‘s authorities are stepping up the efforts to get more people inoculated before it is too late. On Thursday, July 29, the country‘s Health ministry has sent out loud alarm messages, usedContinue Reading
With new Covid-19 cases rising in Estonia again, the government has this week discussed possible new restrictions to limit the spread of the dangerous disease. This time, only restrictions to unvaccinated people are under discussion. The Estonian government considered possible directions of action in a sitting on Thursday, July 23.Continue Reading
“Those vaccines that are already in possession of healthcare institutions, they cannot be taken, and those receiving countries would not be able to accept them,” Anzelika Oraite of the Health Ministry told BNS. Her comment came in response to Lithuania’s preparations to donate coronavirus vaccines to Eastern Partnership countries andContinue Reading
Seasonal influenza and common colds are likely to return in a few months after nearly vanishing for two years in Finland, according to the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL). The agency said Covid mitigation measures during the pandemic have kept other respiratory infections at bay, but it notedContinue Reading
Latvian Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts (For Development/For) explained in a government press conference that in warehouses in Latvia, there are enough vaccines against Covid-19, so it was decided to donate Astra Zeneca vaccines to the five countries. «We can win the fight against this pandemic together and in full solidarityContinue Reading
The pace of inoculating people with the first shot of vaccine has stabilized over the past month – differences in daily vaccination figures are minute. Minister of Health and Labor Tanel Kiik (Center) said that the pace remains stable because of two primary factors and that even the currently sedentaryContinue Reading
The Armed Forces will receive a certain amount of the AstraZeneca vaccine every week and will distribute the shots among all major units, the military said on Friday. Military medics and personnel leaving for missions have already been vaccinated against COVID-19. The process is being organized by the Vaccination OperationsContinue Reading
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Tuesday that benefits of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine outweigh risks despite finding possible links to very rare cases of blood clots. On Tuesday, the EMA’s safety committee said a warning should be added to the product information about the “very rare sideContinue Reading