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Kollar: We Are Family Won't Support Amendment on Using COVID Passes

Kollar: We Are Family Won't Support Amendment on Using COVID Passes

Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – The junior coalition We Are Family party will not support in Parliament an amendment that is aimed at allowing vaccinations to be taken into account when introducing anti-COVID measures, party leader Boris Kollar told a press conference on Friday following a meeting of the We Are

Definition of Fully Vaccinated Individual to Change as of Monday

Definition of Fully Vaccinated Individual to Change as of Monday

Bratislava, July 23 (TASR) – Public Health Office spokeswoman Dasa Rackova reported on Friday that the definition of an individual viewed as fully vaccinated against COVID-19 will change as of Monday, July 26. An individual will be considered to be fully vaccinated if: A) at least 14 days have passed since

New Rules on Borders to Apply to People Vaccinated with One Dose as of Monday

New Rules on Borders to Apply to People Vaccinated with One Dose as of Monday

Bratislava, July 16 (TASR) – The rules relating to the entry of people to Slovakia, who have been inoculated with only one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine will be adjusted as of Monday, July 19, TASR learnt from spokeswoman for the Public Health Office (UVZ) Dasa Rackova on Friday. Already on

Slovakia to Donate 10,000 COVID-19 Vaccines to Taiwan

Slovakia to Donate 10,000 COVID-19 Vaccines to Taiwan

Bratislava, July 16 (TASR) – Slovakia is set to gift 10,000 COVID-19 vaccines to Taiwan, TASR learnt from Economy Ministry State Secretary Karol Galek on Friday. “Taiwan stood by Slovakia when our country was heavily affected by the pandemic and donated a total of 700,000 face masks to us.

Constitutional Court Suspends Effect of UVZ's Regulation on Border Regime

Constitutional Court Suspends Effect of UVZ's Regulation on Border Regime

Kosice, July 14 (TASR) – The Constitutional Court on Tuesday (July 13) suspended the effect of the Public Health Authority’s (UVZ) regulation, ordering a mandatory quarantine for all people arriving in Slovakia except for those vaccinated as of July 9. The Constitutional Court will still decide on the regulation’s

Lengvarsky: Antigen Tests Won't Be Free of Charge Any More

Lengvarsky: Antigen Tests Won't Be Free of Charge Any More

Bratislava, July 7 (TASR) – Antigen tests for COVID-19 will never be free of charge again, said Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) following the Cabinet session on Wednesday, adding that a certain number of PCR tests per month might be made available for free, however. The health minister said

Total of 6,697 Suspected Adverse Reactions to COVID Vaccines So Far

Total of 6,697 Suspected Adverse Reactions to COVID Vaccines So Far

Bratislava, July 6 (TASR) – A total of 6,697 cases of suspected adverse reactions to vaccines against COVID-19 had been reported in Slovakia up to Wednesday (June 30), the State Institute for Drug Supervision (SUKL) has noted on its website, adding that 564 of these cases were serious, making up