COVID-19 vaccination, page 10

News digest: State of emergency continues, vaccine denied to some foreigners

Not all foreigners living in Slovakia have access to the country's vaccination rollout. Interpol releases wanted Slovak national.

The sign reads: Vaccination centre Covid-19, if you need to ensure barrier-free access, contact the staff
A nurse holds up the Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 at the National Hospital as vaccinations start in Itaugua, Paraguay.

Sputnik vaccine orbits Slovak politics

Slovakia’s febrile politics has made it vulnerable to Russian mischief using its Sputnik vaccine.

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If Sputnik V is used in Slovakia, it would be within clinical trials

Slovakia asked EU member states to provide 100,000 vaccines.

People in financial dire straits less willing to get Covid jab

Most people believe vaccination will lead to an improvement in their financial situation, a survey shows.

Production of syringes in Chirana T.Injecta, Stará Turá

Slovakia should have more than enough syringes for Covid-19 vaccines

Chirana T. Injecta will supply 4 million syringes to Slovakia by March 19.

Purchase of Sputnik V vetoed but Slovakia may buy it anyway

PM personally negotiated with Russia over the delivery of unregistered vaccines.

Healthcare worker registers a senior in vaccination centre, Trenčín.

More people willing to get vaccinated. Some eligible elderly do not know how

But there is a long way between the willingness to get vaccinated and actually getting the shot, sociologist says.

Vaccination strategy changes again. Teachers will receive the jab sooner than planned

The registration system for vaccination and antigen tests underwent some changes.

Krajčí wants to vaccinate teachers. Nobody knows when, how and where

Schools have opened, but teachers are waiting for more information about the promised vaccine.

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Should people be able to choose their vaccine? It's better not to, say experts and ministry

Sputnik matches Pfizer and Moderna in efficacy, but may not be available in sufficient amounts.

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Martin and Trnava threw away hundreds of vaccines due to unsuitable syringes

The Comirnaty vaccine by Pfizer is the most used vaccine in Slovakia.

Vaccinated or not, there is just one set of rules when crossing the border

Poland and some Baltic states have exceptions for vaccinated people. Slovakia supports a unified European solution.

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Slovakia interested in the production of coronavirus vaccines

The country has already offered its capacities, Health Minister Marek Krajčí said.

President Zuzana Čaputová is one of the faces of the new vaccination campaign.

Vaccination campaign finally launched, supported by president and Olympians

Some experts on marketing and advertisement say it came too late.

The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine was approved for use in the EU on January 29, 2021.

First AstraZeneca vaccines to arrive by the end of the week

The vaccine will likely be used only for people under the age of 55.

COVID-19 vaccination in Slovakia

The vaccines are not free

It's now normal for taxpayer money to be spent subsidising private for-profit businesses.

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Seniors may now apply for vaccinations but many dates are booked out

Especially in western Slovakia it would be hard to find vacant date.

Slovakia is taking a cautious approach in vaccination

The state is keeping the reserve in order to administer the second dose to people who have already received their first jab.

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Some slots for vaccination remain empty, hospitals unable to fill them

It is possible to register as a stand-in, but every vaccination centre sets its own rules.

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