Low vaccination coverage is a post-Soviet legacy faced by almost all Eastern European countries, including Latvia. Looking further east, the situation is even darker. Minister of Culture Nauris Puntlis said this on the air of LTV. The head of the Ministry of Culture does not consider it correct to agitate the population to be vaccinated in a language other than the state language.
“I don’t think that the main reason why Russian-speaking elderly people are admitted to hospitals now is just a language issue. I am skeptical that such a step will work, ”said Puntulis.
Regarding the mechanism for supporting institutions subordinate to the Ministry of Culture, the head of the department said that compensation is provided, including the return of tickets in the amount of 80% of sales.
“If this is not enough, we will turn to additional support mechanisms for the cultural sector. Support mechanisms will be similar to the previous period – subsidized jobs, working capital. At present, there is also the question of supporting compensation for renting premises, ”the minister said.
We will remind, earlier the government considered the possibility of publishing a newspaper on vaccination in Russian. However, heated debates in the spring did not lead to anything: the government did not support the proposal of the Ministry of Health to allow, as an exception, the delivery of printed materials on vaccination against COVID-19 in Russian to residents. Now the issue of agitation in Russian has become relevant, since information has emerged that the majority of those who are admitted to hospitals are Russian-speaking.
Low vaccination coverage is a post-Soviet legacy faced by almost all Eastern European countries, including Latvia. Looking further east, the situation is even darker. Minister of Culture Nauris Puntlis said this on the air of LTV. The head of the Ministry of Culture does not consider it correct to agitate the population to be vaccinated in a language other than the state language.
