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Study: Half of Unvaccinated against COVID-19 Don't Have Antibodies

Study: Half of Unvaccinated against COVID-19 Don't Have Antibodies

Bratislava, December 21 (TASR) – More than half of the people who have not been vaccinated against coronavirus are not protected by antibodies, according to a study carried out among 4,000 people in several localities in Slovakia, epidemiologist Alexandra Brazinova told a news conference held jointly on Tuesday with representatives

Government: Health Professionals to Be Given One-off Bonus of €350

Government: Health Professionals to Be Given One-off Bonus of €350

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Health professionals will be given a one-off bonus in the amount of €350, the Government decided at its extraordinary session on Friday. The bonus will be included in the December salary that will be paid in January 2022. The Government has earmarked €50,705,746 for

President: Compulsory Vaccination Likely to Be Necessary

President: Compulsory Vaccination Likely to Be Necessary

Bratislava, December 17 (TASR) – Mandatory vaccination is likely to be necessary. However, the way the country works towards it will also be important, President Zuzana Caputova pointed out on Friday during the vaccination in the Presidential Palace. “So far, it looks like more and more new mutations are appearing and

Health Ministry: Booster Shots to Be Available in Slovakia after Three Months

Health Ministry: Booster Shots to Be Available in Slovakia after Three Months

Bratislava, December 13 (TASR) – It will be possible to administer a booster shot of COVID-19 vaccine in Slovakia after three months, according to an update to the guidelines for the administration of an additional third dose of mRNA vaccine, TASR learnt from spokeswoman for the Health Ministry Zuzana Eliasova on

President Signs Law on Vaccination Reward for Pensioners

President Signs Law on Vaccination Reward for Pensioners

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova has signed the law on the reward for vaccinated seniors, TASR learnt from the President Office on Friday. “President Zuzana Caputova signed the bill of December 9, 2021, which amends the law on some extraordinary financial measures related to the spread of the

Expert Consilium Criticises Loosening of Restrictions as Political Move

Expert Consilium Criticises Loosening of Restrictions as Political Move

Bratislava, December 10 (TASR) – The expert consilium criticised the lifting of some restrictions against the COVID-19 pandemic before the Christmas holiday, adding that it was a political decision, the responsibility for which rests with politicians, reads a press release sent to TASR on Friday. “Our proposals contained motivational advantages for

Public Health Office: Mass Events Banned as of Friday

Public Health Office: Mass Events Banned as of Friday

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – Mass events are banned as of Friday (December 10), according to a decree of the Public Health Office (UVZ) regulating new anti-pandemic measures, TASR learnt from UVZ spokeswoman Dasa Rackova on Thursday. Exemptions to the ban apply to mass events in OP mode (vaccinated or recovered