Inoculation of third dose doctors in Albania begins

Social Health and Protection Minister Ogerta Manastirliu has closely followed the vaccine process at “Air Albania” of the first doctors to have initiated the third dose inoculation, or dose “booster”.

We have immediately started with the most endangered groups, which are doctors, nurses, and today in all health centres where doctors, nurses work, but also in our centralised vaccine facilities has already begun the vaccine with the third booster dose for medical personnel. On the other hand, there has been a parallel inoculatement of booster doses for all those citizens of the +60 age group and, of course, for +18 with health problems”, Manastirliu said.

Refocusing that the age group for vaccine has been reduced to 16 and that for children +12 with immune system prolematics, Manastirliu said he will continue the supply of vaccines to guarantee citizen vaccines this year, but also next year.

We're going to follow the vaccine supply just as we've done so far. We're going to continue to negotiate with Pfizer Company, but on the other hand, all companies that are in agreement with the Covax instrument, so that we can continue to provide vaccines for all citizens for both the first and the second round, namely, the first and second dose vaccine, but also for the provision of third dose vaccines, those boosters all this year and the next” said Manastliou.

While I Director The EPS, Albana Fico and the Rector of the University of Medicine, Prof. Long Arben has called on citizens to be vaccinated. “We are very interested in every citizen who has not taken the vaccine has to come in, start with the vaccine process, because as we move forward for further protection of the population it is extremely important to increase the number of vaccines to prevent viruses or new strains of”, Fico said.

The fact that today many doctors are being vaccinated for the third time exactly indicates that vaccine is the best protective measure, and as long as it is doctors agreeing to be vaccinated, we call on all citizens to be vaccinated because it's the only way to reduce the overall risk of this serious illness”, prof called. Duration.

The application of the third dosage "boister" will be made for medical staff, for those living in long-term care institutions, for all people over 60 with chronic diseases. Doza booster should be offered no sooner than 6 months after the second dose of vaccine ends.
Third doses will also be obtained by those with a restraining immunity, according to the family doctor's recommendation. At I Guide The EPS, the vaccine has also started for 12-15-year-old bandage with chronic illness and immunity inhibition, as well as for the 16-to-18-year-old group.