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Minister unveils Belarus' health sector development strategies Dmitry Pinevich. An archive photo GOMEL, 1 April (BelTA) – The establishment of simulation centers and clinical residency, as well as higher salaries for healthcare workers will be among the health sector priorities in Belarus, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich told reporters prior to announcing postgraduate work assignment decisions at Gomel State Medical University, BelTA has learned. According to the minister, medical simulation centers will be up and running in Belarus next year. They will be set up at the Belarusian Medic...

Belarus begins COVID-19 vaccinations with Chinese shots MINSK, 15 March (BelTA) – Belarus has started vaccinations against COVID-19 using the Chinese vaccine, BelTA has learned. On 19 February, 100,000 shots of the Chinese SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine (Vero Cell), Inactivated, made by Sinopharm were delivered to Belarus from Beijing. According to Belarusian Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich, the vaccination campaign kicked off in Polyclinic No.39, one of the best polyclinics in Minsk. Healthcare workers will receive the COVID-19 vaccine first. Employees of the Healthcare Ministry will also get thei...

The minister noted that the situation with the coronavirus infection is evolving as predicted. “The arrival of the UK variant, like other variants, was inevitable. I see no reason for panic,” the minister said.

The caseload is expected to somewhat increase. The pandemic is characterized by waves of activity spread. And the influenza virus is joining,” Dmitry Pinevich said. However, the situation remains under control due to the fact that 40% of the population was vaccinated against influenza.

Mass vaccination against coronavirus to kick off in Belarus in April An archive photo GRODNO, 2 March (BelTA) – Belarusians who want to get a COVID-19 vaccine will be able to do it starting from April, Healthcare Minister Dmitry Pinevich said at a collegium of the Main Healthcare Department of the Grodno Oblast Executive Committee, BelTA has learned. The first to get a vaccine were frontline healthcare workers. Vaccination is voluntary. “A batch of 40,000 doses of the second component of the vaccine has arrived from the Russian Federation today. We expect another batch with 100,000 dose...