Tag: vaccines
Macedonia 31.03.21 | 10:40

Filipce: 300,000 vaccines to arrive in the country by the end of April

Health Minister Venko Filipce assures that 300,000 vaccines will arrive in Macedonia by the end of April. Pfizer has offices in Serbia, and that may be the reason why the country was able to procure vaccines first. There are vaccines in Albania that arrived from Pfizer, Covax, and arrived through Turkey....
Macedonia 31.03.21 | 09:10

Filipce’s statement that no new measures are needed because the virus is widespread is scandalous

Filipce and the health authorities do not know what are they doing. They are lost, and the citizens pay for their incompetence with their lives and their health, said VMRO-DPMNE on Wednesday. The party points out that Filipce’s statement that no new measures are needed because the virus is widespread...
Macedonia 29.03.21 | 18:43

Zaev claims that he has 2.6 million vaccines lined up, regrets that Macedonians were forced to go to Serbia to get vaccinated

After his meeting with opposition leader Hristijan Mickoski today, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev was asked about the failure of his regime to provide vaccines and the allegations of corruption. Zaev insisted that the entire region is facing a shortage of vaccines and claimed that he has lined up 2,6 million...
Macedonia 28.03.21 | 16:43

Commissioner Varhelyi welcomes the delivery of Covax vaccines to Macedonia

European Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi welcomed the long awaited delivery of Astra Zeneca vaccines to Macedonia through the Covax mechanism. Some 24,000 doses were delivered to Skopje this morning. Very good news – #COVID-19 vaccines have arrived to #NorthMacedonia via #COVAX today....
Macedonia 28.03.21 | 16:39

Russia sends another shipment of coronavirus vaccines to Macedonia

A shipment of Russian Sputnik V vaccines arrived at the Skopje airport today. This is the second shipment of vaccines sent today, after 24,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines landed this morning. The Healthcare Ministry said that the new Russian shipment will be enough for 3,000 healthcare workers. Vaccinations...
Macedonia 28.03.21 | 11:04

VMRO-DPMNE: The vaccine delivery is a drop in the ocean

The opposition VMRO-DPMNE party said that today’s delivery of 24,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines is a drop in the ocean, and that Macedonia is badly lagging in the fight against the epidemic due to incompetence of the Zaev regime. We have over a thousand newly infected patients registered every day....
Macedonia 28.03.21 | 10:58

Shipment of 24,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines arrives in Skopje

A package of 24,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines was delivered to Macedonia this morning, through the Covax mechanism. Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce who, along with numerous western diplomats was at the airport to welcome the shipment, said that his will finally mean more intense vaccination. So far Macedonia...
Macedonia 27.03.21 | 13:54

Bulgaria announces a donation of 5,000 vaccines for Macedonia

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced that he will give 5,000 coronavirus vaccines to Macedonia, out of the batch of 200,000 which Bulgaria expects next week. Borisov said that this will be a friendly gesture toward Macedonia. He added that he expects a full million vaccines in April.  
Macedonia 27.03.21 | 13:47

Zaev’s regime put to shame as thousands of people head for Serbia looking for vaccines

The lines of vehicles leaving Macedonia to get vaccinated in Serbia are a shame on the Zaev Government, said VMRO-DPMNE leader Hristijan Mickoski. Over 2,000 people headed to Serbia today to look for vaccines, as Macedonians lose hope in their own healthcare system and the chance that it will eventually...
World 27.03.21 | 10:41

Orban: We have one key topic, and that’s vaccine procurement

We have one topic, one topic that is really important, and that’s vaccines and vaccine procurement, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban said ahead of the upcoming EU summit to begin on Thursday, the V4 news agency reported. Brussels has undertaken the task of procuring vaccines for the member states. If...
Macedonia 27.03.21 | 10:21

Healthcare Ministry plans a welcoming ceremony for the first Covax vaccine shipment due tomorrow

A batch of 24,000 Astra Zeneca vaccines are going to be delivered to Macedonia on Sunday morning, and Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce announced a welcoming ceremony at the Skopje airport. The vaccines are being delivered through the Covax mechanism put in place by the World Health Organization. It’s...
Macedonia 26.03.21 | 20:14

Mickoski: Authorities to be held responsible for every human life lost due to their incompetence

The problem is that today we had over 30 deaths. We are getting close to 1,500 infections. Life has no replay, there will be responsibility for this, I tell them that. For every human life there will be responsibility. We must not allow this government to pass with impunity, VMRO-DPMNE leader, Hristijan...
Macedonia 26.03.21 | 18:19

Admiral Burke: NATO looking at different options to facilitate vaccine procurement process

One year after joining NATO, Macedonia, instead of enjoying the economic benefits of the membership, got stuck in the vaccine procurement process. Admiral Robert Burke, Commander of the NATO Allied Joint Forces Command Naples says NATO is looking at different options to facilitate the vaccine procurement...
Macedonia 26.03.21 | 12:42

Zaev wants to prioritize the few vaccines that are inbound for his census pet project

Zoran Zaev said today that he will prioritize the small batch of Astra Zeneca vaccines Macedonia expects to receive on Sunday for the teams being prepared for his obsession to hold a census. Zaev insists that the census, which he agreed with his Albanian coalition partners, must begin next week even...
World 26.03.21 | 10:56

Vaccine-Gate: Brussels responds with arrogance to critical media

The European Commission keeps providing the same blanket answer to try and shirk responsibility for the scandal surrounding the vaccine procurement contracts. Brussels is not afraid to silence journalists, either, the V4 news agency reports. V4NA has tried several times before to get answers as to why...
Macedonia 25.03.21 | 22:07

Filipce: No minister, official or director has been vaccinated against Covid-19

Health Minister Venko Filipce denies that senior government officials were vaccinated against Covid-19. Not a single official, not a single minister in the Government, not a single director has been vaccinated, he said on Thursday. He explained that the National Immunization Strategy is based on world...
Macedonia 25.03.21 | 20:34

Mickoski: Instead of seeking commissions and going on vacations in Dubai and Mexico, the government should fight for the health of citizens

In an interview with Sitel TV, VMRO-DPMNE leader, Hristijan Mickoski, referred to the current political situation in the country, the poor government policies, as well as the steps that citizens can expect from VMRO-DPMNE in the coming period. Mickoski stressed that he was extremely disappointed and...
Macedonia 25.03.21 | 20:20

Mickoski: Instead of providing vaccines, they are pushing for the census

The leader of VMRO-DPMNE, Hristijan Mickoski, in an interview with Sitel TV said that from what the public sees, the diaspora census looks like anything but a statistical operation. Mickoski said that it remains to be seen whether the census will start on April 1. We see two officials paid with state...
Macedonia 25.03.21 | 18:49

Today alone, Albania received 192,000 vaccines, Bosnia 55,000, and Macedonia – ZERO!

Macedonia remains last in the region in the process of procuring vaccines against coronavirus. Although the epidemic kills dozens of people every day in the country, the government is doing nothing to procure vaccines that can stop such loss of lives. The incapacity of Zaev and Filipce was confirmed...
Macedonia 24.03.21 | 22:29

Minister Filipce promises that the vaccines will arrive some time in April

Healthcare Minister Venko Filipce announced that some level of mass vaccination will begin in April, after months of delays due to his incompetence and, reportedly, corruption. It gets worse: The company Minister Filipce wanted to use to buy Chinese vaccines was originally registered in the off-shore...
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