Tag: vaccines
Macedonia 03.03.22 | 10:14

Vucic comes to the rescue again, after the vaccines he will now deliver wheat to our country

Kovacevski’s government continues the practice of Zoran Zaev and that is begging and waiting for someone else instead of providing everything necessary for the citizens. Almost the same picture was repeated as at the beginning of the corona pandemic and the procurement of vaccines. After all the...

Macedonia 01.03.22 | 11:08

Macedonian nationals to be able to travel to EU countries by showing proof of EMA-approved vaccine or proof of Covid recovery

As of March 1, Macedonian citizens will be able to travel to EU countries if they have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or have recovered from the disease. This comes after the European Council recommended lifting the ban on non-essential travel for persons from non-EU countries. Although this...

Macedonia 06.02.22 | 20:06

300,000 Pfizer doses that expire in February will be destroyed

Macedonian Healthcare Ministry plans to destroy 300,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, which are set to expire in February. The shots will have to be destroyed in a costly process used for medical waste. The Ministry said it will not reveal how much the procedure will cost, as it has non-disclosure agreements...

Macedonia 22.11.21 | 22:12

Government will recommend to private companies to make the vaccines mandatory for all employees

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the Government will recommend to the private sector to make vaccines mandatory for all employees. The Government is considering whether to impose vaccines on public sector employees, or force them to take out costly PCR tests every few days. We will discuss...

Macedonia 21.11.21 | 15:17

Unions against vaccine mandates, PCR tests paid by workers

The latest measures proposed by the Commission for Infectious Diseases to curb the number of covid outbreaks — showing a vaccination certificate, a legitimate medical exemption from vaccination, or proof of a negative PCR test taken at the worker’s expense no more than 72 hours before arriving at...

Macedonia 17.11.21 | 18:43

VMRO-DPMNE: Instead of stimulating measures, Filipce continues to threaten and blackmail the citizens

The covid death toll from is around 7,500. Every day young patients, a patient in his 20s, in his 40s die on the Minister of Death Venko Filipce. On the European list of deaths per million inhabitants, Macedonia is in a high third place. In the meantime, the Minister of Death multiplies the professional...

Macedonia 04.11.21 | 13:30

37 percent of Macedonians are fully vaccinated

The share of adult Macedonian citizens who are fully vaccinated reached 37 percent, while two percent more have taken the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine. The Healthcare Ministry informed that yesterday nearly 4,000 doses were issued – of them, about 750 were first and second dose vaccines,...

Macedonia 27.09.21 | 19:12

Serbia: Two women from Macedonia tried to get certificates without taking the vaccine

Two women from Macedonia tried to obtain false vaccine certificates in Vranje, in Serbia. The women, aged 40 and 54, went to a vaccination center that is also open to foreign citizens, and got in the vaccination line. They were able to receive the certificate before being vaccinated, and then left the...

Macedonia 17.09.21 | 18:26

Starting in October, only fully vaccinated people will be allowed into cafes and restaurants

Starting with October, citizens won’t be allowed into restaurants and cafes unless they are fully vaccinated. Up until now, those who have received only one dose of the vaccine were also allowed in, while the unvaccinated remain banned. We intend to have the vaccination certificate become a certificate...

Macedonia 06.09.21 | 13:05

No vaccine proved more reliable than the others, Minister Filipce says

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce said that the vaccinated patients who are treated from the coronavirus have received various vaccines, and there is not one type that dominates among these cases. In the latest large wave of the illness, about 13 percent of all hospitalized patients and 10 percent of...

Macedonia 20.08.21 | 17:06

Healthcare Ministry: Ten percent of those hospitalized with Covid-19 are fully vaccinated

The Healthcare Ministry informed that 85 percent of the newly diagnosed coronavirus patients and 91 percent of those who were hospitalized were unvaccinated. The Ministry is coming out with the statistics after Prime Minister Zoran Zaev badly mangled them during his interview yesterday, when he gave...

Macedonia 29.07.21 | 11:53

Plaque of gratitude to Vucic for helping vaccinate Macedonian journalists

The President of the Macedonian Association of Journalists (MAN) Ivona Talevska awarded Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic with a plaque of gratitude for his help in getting Macedonian citizens vaccinated. Estimated 40,000 Macedonians were vaccinated in Serbia, especially during the spring and early...

Macedonia 07.07.21 | 17:23

Over 11,000 Macedonian citizens were vaccinated in Vranje alone

Serbian healthcare authorities report that a little over 11,000 Macedonian citizens were vaccinated in the border city of Vranje so far. Of them, 6,362 have also received the booster shots. It’s estimated that about 40,000 Macedonian citizens have received vaccines in Serbia altogether, some travelling...

Macedonia 19.06.21 | 17:17

Minister Filipce finally acknowledges the vaccine shortage

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce acknowledged that the mass vaccination process in Macedonia has stopped because of the lack of vaccines. The Boris Trajkovski sports hall in Skopje will be closed for several days and serious work will resume only at the end of the month, when is the next deadline for...

Macedonia 14.06.21 | 09:34

First dose vaccines available only “if you know the right people”

Macedonia is set to receive a batch of about 10,000 Pfizer doses today, but other than that, the country has few vaccines on stockpile for first dose vaccinations. Because of the unreliable deliveries, the doses for booster shots are kept in reserve, and the Ministry practically only vaccinates citizens...

Macedonia 29.05.21 | 14:32

Issuing of first doses greatly reduced as Macedonia faces a vaccine shortage

The Healthcare Ministry informed that only 2,411 citizens received the first dose of the coronavirus vaccine yesterday – this is down from about 10,000 in past days. Unsure of future deliveries, Macedonian healthcare authorities are keeping over 200,000 doses for booster shots for citizens who...

Macedonia 28.05.21 | 17:13

Macedonia ran out of vaccines

Macedonia is about to run out of vaccines. Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce informed the public today that the Ministry only has 10,000 doses meant for the first shot left. There is a large stockpile of 230,000 doses remaining, but these are meant as second shots for citizens who received the first...

Macedonia 26.05.21 | 22:40

Doctor Panovski: We could’ve saved at least a 1,000 lives with faster vaccination

Microbiologist Nikola Panovski, who is one of the most trusted voices in Macedonia during the epidemic, estimates that we lost at least a 1,000 lives due to the late start in vaccinations. The Zaev regime initially refused to even seek Chinese and Russian made vaccines, and only began to seek them out...

Macedonia 25.05.21 | 13:48

The vaccines, which were supposed to arrive in January or February, arrived in May, but 5,329 citizens died waiting for them

VMRO-DPMNE Hristijan Mickoski leader reacts to the news that another 10,500 Pfizer vaccines  arrived in the country on Monday. The vaccines are a donation. The lie has no limit, and when it comes from politicians lackeys of Zoran Zaev, we may be pessimistic, they can do worse. They announced a mass...

Macedonia 24.05.21 | 17:47

Batch of 10,530 Pfizer vaccines arrives in Macedonia

Another shipment of 10,530 Pfizer vaccines organized partially through the EU – Austrian Team Europe program arrived in Macedonia today. About half of the shipment is delivered through a direct contract with the producer and the rest is through the EU led program. 

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