The administration of the third dose of the vaccine against the Coronavirus begins in Romania at the moment, CNCAV unanimously taking the decision to start the process, so any Romanians who fall into the vulnerable categories and can be immunized, will benefit from the vaccine.
"The administration of the booster dose (dose 3) begins in Romania
Considering the severe epidemiological evolution in Romania and the need to ensure the maximum protection of citizens against the COVID-19 disease, the CNCAV members unanimously decided, based on the available scientific data, the need to administer the booster dose, starting on September 28, for all persons who are more than 6 months after the second dose with any of the messenger RNA vaccines.
Dose 3 is strongly recommended:
people at high risk of developing severe forms - vulnerable people: those over 65, with chronic diseases (regardless of age), people in medical and social centers and other vulnerable categories provided in the national vaccination strategy;
people at high risk of exposure: medical, social and educational staff.
Access to vaccination is also allowed to other population categories, who have at least 6 months from the administration of dose 2 of the vaccine, regardless of whether they have a history of passing through the disease.
Important!
The booster dose will be performed only with the messenger RNA vaccines, regardless of the initial schedule. Thus, people vaccinated with Astra Zeneca will receive dose 3 with one of the vaccines produced by the companies Pfizer&BioNTech or Moderna.
Considering that in Romania immunization with Johnson&Johnson started on May 4, for people immunized with this vaccine, it is not necessary, at this moment, to administer the booster dose. The details of this recommendation will be established over time as new scientific data becomes available.
Scheduling people for the booster dose (dose 3)
It will be done through the already known means, including direct presentation in vaccination centers or through the national vaccination scheduling platform.
For the persons from the medical-social and residential centers, immobilized at home or without shelter, the same vaccination method will be used, respectively with the help of the mobile teams provided by the county / Bucharest public health directorates.
Beneficiaries will receive vaccination certificates where the vaccination schedule will be specified, with mention of the three doses administered.
We reiterate to citizens the need and importance of vaccination against COVID-19 for all people over 12 years of age, in the interest of individuals and public health, by reducing severe cases and deaths.
Vaccination remains the safe and effective solution for defeating the COVID-19 pandemic, and the vaccines used in Romania are authorized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), the most rigorous decision-making body, which brings together experts at the European level."
