Tag: vaccine
Macedonia 19.08.21 | 21:52

Minor incidents during the protest of opponents of vaccine enforcement

Several small incidents occurred during today’s protest of citizens who oppose the strict new vaccine regulations in downtown Skopje. Participants in the protest hogged the microphone in front of the Government building, which led to several tussles and a lot of shouting. Organizers accused inflitrators...
Macedonia 17.08.21 | 20:32

Macedonia will introduce coronavirus border checks on September 1st

After allowing free entry of people without vaccine certificates or PCR tests during the entire summer season, the Zaev Government today announced that it will introduce checks starting with September 1st. Meanwhile, the number of new cases registered daily reached just under 1,000 today and the cities...
Macedonia 16.08.21 | 20:01

Restaurants and cafes left in limbo as vaccine requirement goes into effect

Restaurant and cafe owners have responded to the ban on serving unvaccinated patrons by reducing their capacity. According to the Government order, restaurants are ordered to demand vaccine certificates or proof that the patron has overcome Covid-19, before allowing customers even in their open air areas. But...
Macedonia 16.08.21 | 17:17

65 percent of kindergarten teachers in Skopje are vaccinated

Even though kindergarten teachers were one of the first priority groups for vaccination, only about 65 percent of them are currently vaccinated in Skopje. Minister Jagoda Shahpaska said that this will affect whether kindergartens will be allowed to increase the number of enrolled children. Currently,...
Macedonia 28.07.21 | 09:43

Healthcare Minister Filipce calls on the young to get vaccinated

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce attended a meeting of his SDSM party where he asked young people to get vaccinated. Filipce insisted that there are several good quality vaccine options available and that the young should use the chance to get vaccinated. Macedonia is lagging badly behind in vaccination,...
World 27.07.21 | 13:08

70 percent of adults in EU have received at least one vaccine shot

Seventy percent of adults in the European Union have been jabbed at least once against Covid-19, the European Commission announced on Tuesday. “These figures put Europe among the world leaders,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a press release announcing the figures. About...
Macedonia 25.07.21 | 10:31

Less than 100 fully vaccinated citizens have contracted the virus so far, 13 were hospitalized

The Healthcare Ministry informed that 96 persons who were vaccinated with both doses of a coronavirus vaccine have afterwards contracted the virus. Of them, 13 were hospitalized, with no deaths. According to the Ministry, given that more than 330,000 people have been fully vaccinated, the fact that less...
Macedonia 16.07.21 | 10:36

Nearly 12,000 vaccine doses issued in one day

Nearly 12,000 doses of vaccines were issued yesterday – of them 4,799 were given as first doses. The Healthcare Ministry informs that so far, 267,000 people have received both doses of any vaccine, and a total of 713,000 doses were issued. The dominant vaccine being issued now is the Chinese made...
World 16.07.21 | 10:01

Hungary will begin issuing a third booster shot, Orban says

Starting in August, Hungary will begin issuing third booster shots of the coronavirus vaccine, and will make it mandatory for healthcare workers, said Prime Minister Viktor Orban. Hungary leads the EU in vaccinations, thanks to its openness to various sources of the vaccine, and is now among the first...
Macedonia 12.07.21 | 11:16

Vaccination teams begin visits to remote villages

Teams from the Healthcare Ministry began vaccinating citizens in smaller, remote villages across the country today. This is part of the new push by the Ministry to vaccinate citizens who would otherwise likely be left out from the public healthcare system. Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that...
Macedonia 12.07.21 | 09:51

Citizens are now able to get vaccinated with no appointments

Starting today, Macedonian citizens will be able to get vaccinated against the coronavirus with no appointments. This is due to the delivery of half a million doses of Sinovac vaccines, but also to the fact that these are not especially desirable among the population and many of those who already registered...
Macedonia 02.07.21 | 13:19

Healthcare Ministry issued 14,600 vaccines yesterday

A little over 14,600 vaccines were issued yesterday, most of them (12.294) to first time recipients, the Healthcare Ministry informed. The vaccination process is picking up speed again, with the arrival of Chinese produced Sinovac vaccines, after several weeks of serious shortages. The Ministry informs...
Macedonia 02.07.21 | 09:19

Croatia donates 10,000 doses of Astra Zeneca to Macedonia, Denmark also announces a large shipment

Croatia delivers a donation of 10,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines to Macedonia today. This should provide some diversity in the offer in Macedonia, which is now dominated by the Chinese Sinovac vaccines. The vaccination rate picked up again this week after several weeks of serious vaccine shortages. But the...
Macedonia 22.06.21 | 13:15

Vaccination rates remain very low as the vaccine shortage continues

Only 2,683 citizens received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine yesterday, as Macedonia continues to face a major shortage of vaccines. Macedonia remains the worst performer in vaccination in the region, and ranks between 80th and 90th in the world. The speed of vaccination has dropped tremendously...
Macedonia 19.06.21 | 13:24

Macedonians go on individual and organized vaccine trips to Serbia

While thousands of Macedonian citizens are going independently to Serbia, for their booster shots, some of the organizations which helped drive the initial wave of immunization in March are also organizing trips there. The SKM chamber of commerce, for one, organized trips to Nish, where citizens who...
Macedonia 18.06.21 | 10:15

Hundreds of cars waiting in line to enter Serbia as Macedonia suffers from vaccine shortages

Dozens of vehicles are waiting in a long line at the Tabanovce border crossing between Macedonia and Serbia, many of them likely headed toward the vaccination points in Vranje and Nish. Macedonia suffers from a major lack of vaccines, while Serbia has plenty of vaccines, even for foreign citizens. This...
Macedonia 16.06.21 | 16:39

Only 5,600 vaccines were given yesterday

The slow vaccination rate continued yesterday, with only 5,611 doses issued. A total of 3,606 citizens received the first dose, and the rest were booster shots. Macedonia faces a major shortage of vaccines, which greatly reduced the speed of vaccinations, which hit 15,000 a day at its peak. Odds are...
Macedonia 09.06.21 | 19:14

Citizens coming for a scheduled booster shot were turned back at a Skopje clinic

Citizens coming to get their booster vaccine shots at the “Bucharest” clinic in Skopje were met with closed doors. Macedonia is practically out of vaccines for the first dose and vaccination of new patients all but stopped, but those who already received the first shot were supposed to be...
Macedonia 07.06.21 | 22:42

As the vaccine flow to Macedonia is reduced to a trickle, citizens turn to Serbia again

Another small batch of nearly 13,000 Pfizer vaccines was delivered to Macedonia today – as part of the Austrian led EU effort. Macedonia is out of spare vaccines and is currently mainly issuing booster shots to people who already received the first dose, while over 400,000 citizens remain on the...
Macedonia 01.06.21 | 11:38

Minister Filipce admits that Macedonia ran out of first-dose vaccines

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce acknowledged that Macedonia ran out of vaccines and said that the expected deliveries of Sputnik and Sinovac vaccines are still uncertain. The vaccination centers are currently focused only on the mandatory second dose for citizens who were already vaccinated once. Ten...
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