Get vaccinated in front of the cameras for example. In Romania, the interim Minister of Health took the exercise on Tuesday to launch the vaccination campaign for a third dose against Covid-19. Romania is lagging behind with the second lowest vaccination rate in the European Union Around 72% of European adults have been fully vaccinated, compared to 33% in Romania. At issue: mistrust of institutions and disinformation campaigns.
“We have here a young patient who told me the other day that he did not believe in the virus, let alone the vaccine. He did not believe that the coronavirus existed, now he regrets it, he believes in its existence he wants to be get vaccinated if that means he’ll get out of here in good condition, “explains Cadar Genovea, head of the intensive care unit at the Marius Nasta Institute.
This recall campaign comes as Romania records an outbreak of new cases, more than 11,000 on Tuesday, a record; patients refill intensive care units. Romania had only 26 intensive care beds on Tuesday and struggled to add more due to understaffing. About 40% of the medical staff have not been vaccinated and the government is considering making the health pass compulsory for them.
The pandemic has killed 36,658 people so far.
The capital Bucharest and other cities were preparing for restrictions.
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