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28 Feb. 2021 / 16:22

Romania will receive another two hundred thousand doses of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine

Another 214,110 doses of Pfizer BioNTech vaccine will be delivered on Monday to Romania, by air, at the airports in Otopeni, Cluj-Napoca and Timişoara, according to a press release of the National Committee for Coordination of Vaccination Activities (CNCAV) against COVID-19 , transmits Agerpres.

In the vaccination centers, both doses received by Romania in the current tranche and in the previous tranches will be used, based on the requests sent to the National Center and the regional storage centers, through the County and Bucharest Public Health Departments.

CNCAV reminds that, starting Saturday, people with chronic diseases, over 65 years of age and people with disabilities can be scheduled for vaccination with Pfizer BioNTech vaccine, according to the National Vaccination Strategy against COVID-19.

According to the delivery schedule, the next vaccine tranche would be brought to Romania on March 8, awaiting official confirmation from the manufacturing company.

Transport to storage centers is provided by the manufacturing company, including by land. The vaccines are transported in optimal safety conditions, in special containers, with carbonic ice and sealed foil, states CNCAV.

In Romania, the allocation of vaccine doses is made according to the delivery schedule provided by the manufacturing company. As the new tranches arrive in Romania, the programming application is updated and allows the registration process to continue for the population categories in the current stage.

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