COVID-19 vaccination, page 7

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Twice as many people in Slovakia willing to get vaccinated

People willing to get Russian vaccine is the highest of all 10 surveyed countries.

Vaxzervia by AstraZeneca

First jab from AstraZeneca, second from Pfizer? State is hesitant, experts supportive

The mixing of vaccines has been approved in Germany, France and Sweden.

Sputnik V

Will the agreement on Sputnik V be published? Producer has no objections

The Health Ministry will wait for the official statement of the Russian side.

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People accompanying seniors to vaccination should be vaccinated at the same time

The ministry wants to motivate people to get vaccinated.

Hlohovec castle, whose part has been already reconstructed, is one of monuments re-opening its gates for visitors.

News digest: Mass testing may be over before the summer

A pile of rubbish at Bratislava’s Orthodox Jewish cemetery obscured precious gravestones.

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Applying for the S1 document for vaccination? Insurer will need proof of residence

EU citizens who live in Slovakia and want to be vaccinated against Covid-19 should request the S1 form in the country of their insurance.

The Moderna vaccine
As of Monday, hairdressers are among the businesses allowed to open for clients after a four-month-long lockdown.

Test-obsessed Slovakia opens up, though most elderly are still not immunised

What does the government need to do to make this post-lockdown opening Slovakia’s last? Sputnik, still at the centre of attention, is not the answer.

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Warnings sounded over low vaccination uptake among elderly

Slovakia struggles to get older people inoculated as Health Ministry announces younger groups can register for jab.

When feelings count for more than lives

Why are Slovaks still dying in horrific numbers from a preventable disease?

Igor Matovič

One reason the Russians are demanding Sputnik V back is that Slovakia did not pay

Matovič emphasised that it was not the actual reason. The actual reason according to him was that it was “a matter of honour”.

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Slovakia will receive additional Pfizer vaccines

Meanwhile, the health minister commented on reported attempts to purchase vaccines outside the official EU system.

President Zuzana Čaputová

President: Lab certification not the reason why Russians want Sputnik V back

The president indirectly suggested that Finance Minister Igor Matovič did not tell the truth about the deal, calls for the contract to be made public.

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Health Ministry makes vaccination against Covid-19 accessible to some groups of foreigners

Third-country nationals without public health insurance left out of system.

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People from another age group can now register for Covid vaccination

Age limit may be completely scrapped, the health minister admitted.

A nurse holds up the Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 at the National Hospital as vaccinations start in Itaugua, Paraguay.

Sputnik V could have been rolling out in Slovakia for weeks

The evaluation report from Hungary may come just weeks or days before the EMA authorises the Russian vaccine.

Hungarian contract on Sputnik V shows that Russia bears no responsibility

Hungarians are obliged to pay 100 percent of the sum whether they want the vaccines or not.

PM Eduard Heger

Heger: The decision to make Matovič discuss Sputnik V was pragmatic

The prime minister also commented on the recent statements of an OĽaNO MP.

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Another age group can now register for vaccination

The Health Ministry opened the registration for people older than 45 years.

Igor Matovič

Russia’s vaccine diplomacy received a blow

Several foreign media have reported on the recent dispute over the Russian vaccine Sputnik V in Slovakia.

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