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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

House Passes Financial Reward for Vaccinated Seniors

House Passes Financial Reward for Vaccinated Seniors

Bratislava, December 9 (TASR) – People over 60 years of age will be eligible for a financial reward for vaccination, as Parliament on Thursday passed an amendment to the law on some extraordinary financial measures related to the spread of the coronavirus infection. The elderly will receive the reward in cash

Government Passes Update of Coronavirus-related Measures

Government Passes Update of Coronavirus-related Measures

Bratislava, December 8 (TASR) – The Government approved an update of anti-pandemic measures at its session on Wednesday, Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) announced on the same day. In line with the updated measures, shops and churches will open in the OP (vaccinated and those who have recovered from