Sandu: Another Batch of Vaccine Arrives Next Week

Next week, the Republic of Moldova will receive another 14,400 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. This was stated by President Maia Sandu at a press conference. The head of state specified that the Chisinau authorities received information that Lithuania will also provide assistance to our country in the fight against a new type of coronavirus, agora.md reports. “Moldova is not alone in the face of the pandemic, and this gives us hope that we will return to normal life as soon as possible. The EU supports us. During our visit to Brussels, we managed to show our partners that we are open to dialogue. Thanks to our mutual understanding, Romania and the Czech Republic offered us medical equipment and personal protective equipment,” Sandu said. She stressed that the health of the Moldovan citizens is most important to her now. "At the moment, the health of citizens is my number one priority. The team from the presidential administration is responsible for delivering vaccines from day one in the office. The first doses of vaccine arrived yesterday, and we hope to have another 14,400 doses of vaccine next week. They are intended for doctors and health workers. We have signals from Lithuania that it is ready to offer help. We communicate with the COVAX platform every day to make sure that vaccines intended for our country will be delivered as soon as possible," said Maia Sandu. Recall, the first tranche of coronavirus vaccines was initially expected to be received through the COVAX platform before the end of January, then the deadline was extended until the end of February.