Tag: vaccine
Macedonia 31.05.21 | 15:25

Vaccine shortage: first dose vaccinations rate drops to below 600 a day

The number of vaccines issued to first time recipients dropped to just 597 yesterday, as Macedonia is almost out of vaccines. The Healthcare Ministry, unsure in its future supplies, is keeping all vaccines needed for booster shots in reserve – a little over 10,792 citizens received the second dose...
Macedonia 21.05.21 | 10:35

Macedonia will begin issuing antibody certificates next week

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce announced that Macedonia will begin issuing a QR certificate of vaccination starting next week. The certificate could be used as evidence that the carrier is fully vaccinated, or has sufficient antibodies after going through the infection. This program could be part...
Macedonia 20.05.21 | 11:35

Over 12,000 vaccines issued on Wednesday

A little over 12,000 vaccine doses were distributed yesterday, and of them 9,711 went to people who received their first dose. With this, the number of citizens who are being vaccinated rose to 232,485, including 36,366 people who received both doses. Meanwhile, the number of people registered on the...
Macedonia 19.05.21 | 19:46

2,000 Macedonian citizens registered to get vaccines on the border with Bulgaria

Some 2,000 Macedonian citizens registered to get a vaccine at two border crossings, with the help of a Bulgarian association. The organization led by Milan Vrabevski announced it will offer Macedonian citizens vaccines regardless whether they are also dual Bulgarian citizens or not. The vaccination points...
Macedonia 19.05.21 | 17:48

Starting with early June, Macedonia will begin to rely on the Sinovac vaccine

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce set early June as the period when he expects the arrival of 500,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine. Despite the fact that this vaccine is reportedly less effective then vaccines from other producers, it will likely become the main option available in Macedonia, where currently...
Macedonia 18.05.21 | 11:11

New delivery of nearly 10,000 doses of Pfizer vaccines

A new batch of 9,360 doses of the Pfizer vaccine were delivered to Macedonia today. Half of it comes through direct contract with the manufacturer, and the rest through the Austrian supported vaccine delivery program for the Balkans. Macedonia is currently vaccinating about 14,000 people a day, using...
Macedonia 18.05.21 | 10:18

President Pendarovski and Government officials will get vaccinated

President Stevo Pendarovski and a number of Government officials will be vaccinated today. Most of them will take the vaccine at the largest mass vaccination site – the Boris Trajkovski sports hall in Skopje. Deputy Prime Ministers Fatmir Bytiqi and Nikola Dimitrov and Ministers Bujar Osmani, Bojan...
World 16.05.21 | 12:57

Orban: Starting Monday Hungarians living anywhere in the world can register for vaccination

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that Hungarian nationals living outside the country will be eligible to register and be inoculated with the coronavirus jab in Hungary as of Monday, the V4 news agency reported. He also shared a video post of the news on social media. We are currently at the...
Macedonia 16.05.21 | 12:54

Vaccination proceeds thanks mainly to Chinese deliveries

After loud criticism in the public that young people are being vaccinated ahead of line, Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce insisted that all citizens over 40 years from Skopje, who registered until April, have been given vaccination dates. The pace of vaccinations of about 14,000 a day is expected to...
Macedonia 15.05.21 | 21:41

Man from Skopje left in limbo after being given the wrong dose of the Sputnik V vaccine

A man from Skopje was mistakenly given the second dose of the Sputnik V vaccine instead of the first. The Russian vaccine is distinct in that the two doses are different in their effect and should be given consecutively. The man is now demanding written guarantees from the Healthcare Ministry that he...
Macedonia 12.05.21 | 17:09

Hungary donated 6,000 vaccines for Macedonian border guards

Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto arrived in Macedonia today to deliver a donation of 6,000 doses of Astra Zeneca vaccines, which will be given to Macedonian border guards. Hungary is the best vaccinated country in Europe, while Macedonia has among the lowest vaccination rates, due to slow procurement...
Macedonia 11.05.21 | 17:00

Cities begin to run out of vaccines as the vaccination rate picks up

Cities in Macedonia are beginning to run out of coronavirus vaccines as the vaccination rate sped up. Makedonski Brod is out of the Astra Zeneca vaccines the doctors there were using. They’re hoping to receive some Sinopharm vaccines to resume work tomorrow. So far 200 citizens were vaccinated...
Macedonia 07.05.21 | 11:11

Zaev associates joined him to the front of the vaccination line

Prime Minister Zoran Zaev got vaccinated yesterday, but with him, a number of people from his office who do not meet age or healthcare criteria, also got the vaccine. Macedonian healthcare authorities are still struggling with providing vaccines to the citizens, as the country was among the lowest in...
Macedonia 06.05.21 | 17:44

Filipce to get the Covid-19 shot on Friday

Health Minister Venko Filipce is set to get the Covid-19 shot at the Skopje mass vaccination site in the Boris Trajkovski Sports Arena on Friday. He said recently that he had no objection to taking the Sinopharm vaccine after 200,000 doses from the Chinese manufacturer arrived in the country few days...
World 06.05.21 | 10:43

Hungary is first in the EU to vaccinate more than half of its adult population

Hungary became the first country in the European Union where more than half of the total adult population have been vaccinated. The ECDC center for disease control informed that 50.5 percent of all adult Hungarians have taken at least one dose of the vaccine, and 25.8 percent have taken both doses. The...
Macedonia 06.05.21 | 09:40

Citizens won’t be allowed to choose their vaccine

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce dismissed the option of having citizens choose the coronavirus vaccine they will receive. This was raised as one possibility to improve interest in vaccination, amid reports that only about half of those who registered want to actually take the vaccine. So far we will...
Macedonia 06.05.21 | 09:06

Zaev will get vaccinated after reports that only half of those who registered actually come to take the shot

The Government announced that Prime Minister Zoran Zaev will get vaccinated today. They did not reveal what vaccine will he take. The country now finally has a modest stockpile of vaccines allowing for up to 15,000 people to get vaccinated daily, but it was reported that interest is down, with only about...
Macedonia 05.05.21 | 15:20

Half of those registered to get vaccinated on Tuesday did not show up

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce protested the fact that only about half of the citizens who scheduled a coronavirus vaccination actually show up. Macedonia lagged badly in procuring vaccines, but now, after the arrival of 200,000 Sinopharm doses, it is finally able to start vaccinating up to 10,000...
Macedonia 05.05.21 | 13:19

Chinese vaccine scandal: Document proves that a shell company was paid 7.8 million USD

VMRO-DPMNE presented a document today proving that the Healthcare Ministry made a payment of 7.8 million USD to a shell company registered in American Samoa, ostensibly for purchasing Sinopharm vaccines from China. The company – Stabri – was set up in 2017, shortly after Zaev grabbed power...
Macedonia 04.05.21 | 14:18

Long lines, no social distancing at the only mass vaccination site

Long lines developed in front of the Boris Trajkovski sports hall in Skopje today, as people waited to get vaccinated. The Healthcare Ministry announced that it will more than double the rate of vaccinations starting today, as finally a large quantity of Sinopharm vaccines (200,000 doses) were procured. But...
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