After vaccination, President of Latvia spoke to the media. He stressed that, as a rationally-minded person, he relies on scientific evidence and expert opinions. He also urged everyone to take up their offer of the vaccine: ‘I want my example to encourage those who are sceptical about the jab to take it. I know, many have doubts. We should all get vaccinated to return to normal as soon as possible. We all want to get back to our jobs, get children back in schools, enjoy cafes and theatre. I repeat – as soon as possible. That is what we as a country strongly and clearly want.’
Egils Levits also reflected on his meeting with Head of the Vaccination Programme Coordination Office, Mrs Eva Juhņēviča, about the rollout of vaccination programme. President said that he has been assured that most of Latvia’s population will be vaccinated in two months’ time from the delivery of necessary quantity of doses. ‘If we roll out vaccination programme strictly according to plan and precise schedule, most Latvians should get their chance to get vaccinated within two months after the delivery of required batch. We need precise data on number of coordinators, locations, population size and procedures for vaccination. And our government and leadership of the European Union is working on making these doses available and quickly distributed across the Union. Let me also reiterate, once vaccines are widely available, international relations will begin to pick up to make up for the essential time lost due to virus,’ said President Levits.
