0 >Estonia s first COVID-19 vaccine was given to resident-doctor Jelena Rozinko in Kohtla-Järve in Ida-Viru County on December 27. Source: Sergei Stepanov/ERR
Family doctors in Lääne County, Põlva County, Valga County and Lääne-Virumaa County have not yet received any doses of COVID-19 vaccines for their patients.
The rate of coronavirus vaccination is varying greatly across Estonia, ETV s Aktuaalne kaamera reported on Friday. Of the 785 family doctors in Estonia, 104 have not yet received any vaccines but should get their first doses next week. Reasons for this include logistics, lack of vaccines and being unable to contact patients.
When vaccines were rolled out to people in risk groups over 80, family doctors were asked to administer the vaccine. Currently, a patient must be contacted by their family doctor to get a vaccine. But if the doctor does not have a patient s contact details they cannot be added to the vaccination scheduled.
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ERR News republishes the full coalition agreement between the Reform and Center parties upon which the new government is formed. It will last from 2021 until 2023, when new national elections are called.
The aim of the coalition is to continue to resolve the COVID-19 crisis, to keep Estonia forward-looking, and to improve the country in all areas and regions.
This translation was provided to ERR News by the Center Party but it can also be read on the government s website:
OVERVIEW
The Estonian Reform Party and the Estonian Centre Party form a government that will continue to efficiently solve the COVID-19 crisis, maintain the progressive nature of Estonia, and develop the state in all fields and regions.
The over 80s and those in their 70s with underlying health conditions will be the first risk groups to be vaccinated at family health centers in February under new plans put forward by the Ministry of Social Affairs and the immunoprophylactic expert committee.
The Ministry of Social Affairs has, in collaboration with the COVID-19 vaccination steering group and the immunoprophylactic expert committee advising the ministry, updated the national COVID-19 vaccination plan to better determine the at-risk groups that will get the vaccination first.
The vaccination of people of the at-risk groups at family health centers is to start in February.