On Tuesday, April 20, the next priority group will start getting vaccines, Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts told Latvian Television April 16.
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On the morning of Friday April 16, even before the start of the work of the mass vaccination center in Riga on Krasta Street, more than 100 people were starting to line up for a jab against Covid-19, according to eyewitnesses' accounts.
It is unlikely that the first half of the summer, including the Jāņi (Midsummer) festival there will be much cause for rejoicing and mass gathering, Uga Dumpis, chief infectologist of the Ministry of Health, told Latvian Television April 15.
By the end of the summer, Latvia will receive an additional 210 thousand doses of BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine against Covid-19, the Ministry of Health said April 15.
In seven Latvian cities this weekend there will be an opportunity to get a vaccine for everyone who wishes, on a first come first serve basis, the Health Ministry said April 15.
On Thursday, April 15, Latvia recorded 643 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
The possibility to get a vaccine should be given to everyone who wants it, former President of Latvia, doctor Valdis Zatlers told Latvian Television April 15.
Daugavpils Regional Hospital allowed priority groups to choose one of the two vaccines at the hospital's disposal – AstraZeneca or Pfizer, and the doses are 'all booked' at the hospital, Rus.LSM.lv reported April 14.
On Wednesday, April 14, Latvia recorded 733 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
The prices of vaccines against Covid-19 for which they are purchased by Latvia range from EUR 1.78 to EUR 26.21 per dose, according to a presentation prepared by the Ministry of Health to the Saeima Public Expenses and Audit Committee April 13.
Residents in Latvia's second-largest city, Daugavpils, will have an option to choose between vaccines against Covid-19, city council vice-president Līvija Jankovska told the LETA newswire Tuesday April 13.
On Tuesday, April 13, Latvia recorded 537 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
Latvia is experiencing an increase in the incidence of Covid-19, according to the latest figures from last week, Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC) said April 12.
Latvia has taken delivery of another batch of Covid-19 vaccines manufactured by Pfizer/BioNTech, the Health Ministry confirmed April 12.
Vaccination rates increased significantly last week, representatives of Health Ministry told LSM April 11.
On Monday, April 12, Latvia recorded 210 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
Covid-19 infection has been detected in nine dead mink at the Baltic Devon Mink farm in Iecava municipality, Food and Veterinary Service (PVD) told LSM April 10.
The incidence of Covid-19 is not falling significantly and Latvia has plateaued “solidly badly”, said infectologist Professor Uga Dumpis in an interview with Latvian Radio April 12.
On Sunday, April 11, Latvia recorded 368 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
On Saturday, April 10, Latvia recorded 666 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
On Friday, April 9, Latvia recorded 658 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
Next week, vaccination against Covid-19 will begin for school teachers and educators working in close contact with children, the Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) said April 9.
Experts recommend that all population groups continue to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccines, the State Agency of Medicines (ZVA) said April 8.
There is still no proper information technology (IT) solution to the vaccination queue system, Eva Juhņēviča, head of the Vaccination Project Bureau, told Latvian Radio April 8.
On Thursday, April 8, Latvia recorded 740 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
On Saturday, April 10, people belonging to one of the priority groups currently getting Covid-19 jabs will be able to show up at mass vaccination centers in Rīga without an invitation, the Health Ministry said in a statement April 8.
On Wednesday, April 7, Latvia recorded 643 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
The Ministry of Health should start planning a Covid-19 vaccine booster, Prime Minister Krišjānis Kariņš (New Unity) said on April 6 after the government meeting, Latvian Television reported.
On Tuesday, April 6, Latvia recorded 309 new cases of Covid-19, according to the Disease Prevention and Control Center (SPKC).
Health Minister Daniels Pavļuts said that new records of vaccination numbers are forecast for this week, Latvian Television reported April 6.