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COVID-19 vaccination

Vaccination against COVID-19 started in Slovakia started in late December 2020. The first person received the jab on December 26.

Those who wish to be vaccinated will have to book the date via the vakcinacia.nczisk.sk website (vaccination registration form available in Slovak only).

Slovakia uses the vaccines that have been approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for use in the European Union: two mRNA vaccines, Comirnaty produced by Pfizer/BioNTech and the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, and the adenovirus-based AstraZeneca Oxford vaccine.  The Johnson & Johnson vaccine is expected to be added to the rollout soon. 

FAQs about vaccination in Slovakia

Vaccination of foreigners living in Slovakia

EU citizens who live in Slovakia need to register their S1 form to be eligible for Covid vaccination

 

Coalition agrees on 300-euro bonuses as vax motivation

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Last attempt for positive motivation, says Matovič. Health Ministry will look into vaccine mandate possibility. and 1 more7. Dec 2021, at 17:21

Booster or bust: Foreigners still face vaccine barriers in Slovakia

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How to have your Covid vaccine doses received abroad recognised in Slovakia. and 1 more7. Dec 2021, at 13:00

Slovakia lacks the compensation mechanism for side effects of Covid vaccines

More than 66,000 booster shots were administered as of October 26, 2021.
The Health Ministry has one proposal ready but wants to discuss it. 7. Dec 2021, at 11:35
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PM insists that compulsory vaccination for 60+ is the way out of the pandemic

PM Eduard Heger
Minister negotiating within the coalition, lack of agreement on this topic. 6. Dec 2021, at 11:35

Vaccination of children could be available in Slovakia earlier than originally thought

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The country still awaits the first children's vaccines. 6. Dec 2021, at 11:29

Lockdown decreases interest in vaccination

The public's interest in vaccination started dropping after a short increase in the first half of November.
Interest in the first shot was on the rise in the past weeks. 29. Nov 2021, at 17:11

Why prefer vaccines to drugs? The Covid jab protects better and it is cheaper

Vaccine saves lives. Thank you for being responsible.
About 4,800 people have received monoclonal antibodies in Slovakia. To compare, there were more than 2.4 million vaccinated people as of Monday. 29. Nov 2021, at 11:38

Vaccination of children under 12 to roll out only after the New Year's

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Ministry expects the delivery of children vaccines by Pfizer/BionTech by the end of 2021. 29. Nov 2021, at 11:26

Willingness to get vaccinated increases with higher salary, poll shows

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Unqualified workers tend to be the least supportive of the Covid vaccine according to the poll. 24. Nov 2021, at 11:21

Prime minister: We are discussing a vaccine mandate in Slovakia

PM Eduard Heger was vaccinated in Bratislava during the first weekend of May. He received the AstraZeneca vaccine.
The statements come on the heels of the announced vaccine mandate in the neighbouring Austria the day before. 20. Nov 2021, at 23:17

New ‘green pass’ requirements will likely carry more bark than bite

Employers can finally demand immunisation or tests from employees. 15. Nov 2021, at 13:56

More freedom for the vaccinated welcomed, workplace rules fall short

Hygienists and police control epidemic measures in Trenčín.
The measures accepted by the coalition are very weak, an infectologist claims. 10. Nov 2021, at 11:38

Number of patients is rising, but there are not many of us. Medical staff calls on people to get vaccinated

Several medical workers presented a call on people to get vaccinated on November 8.
As many as 1,300 doctors, nurses and other medical workers signed an open letter. 8. Nov 2021, at 17:55

Health Ministry proposes national emergency for some regions. Final version of measures unknown

People receive a jab in a shopping centre in Banská Bystrica, November 6, 2021.
Some politicians have already voiced they will not agree with measures proposed by experts. 8. Nov 2021, at 12:03

Lottery worth €27 million did not help. It should have persuaded the elderly but lured the youth

Lottery for the vaccinated airs on the public-service RTVS.
After three months of lottery, Slovakia is the third worst country with a low vaccination rate in the EU and interest keeps decreasing. 3. Nov 2021, at 12:00

Third doses administered in Slovakia but not for everyone at the moment

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Six months must pass from the administration of the second dose, people with immunity problems an exception. 27. Oct 2021, at 11:36

Conspiracy theories impact the decision to get vaccinated

More than 60 percent of people in Slovakia believe in at least one conspiracy theory. 25. Oct 2021, at 17:34

Slovakia does not recognise US certificate of vaccination, though Czechia does

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About 3,000 people awaiting the recognition of Covid vaccination confirmation. 19. Oct 2021, at 18:00

“We all have a common enemy.” Ministry launches new vaccination campaign

Let’s defeat it before it defeats us.
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Apart from the new campaign, the Health Ministry continues in its informational activities to boost the vaccination rate. 18. Oct 2021, at 11:57

Booster shots should be available next week

People with immunity problems and at-risk groups will be given preference. 7. Oct 2021, at 16:15
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