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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

Slovakia Sells back to Russia 160,000 Doses of Sputnik V Vaccine

Slovakia Sells back to Russia 160,000 Doses of Sputnik V Vaccine

Bratislava, July 2 (TASR) – Russia has purchased 160,000 doses of the unused Sputnik V vaccine from the Health Ministry, ministry spokeswoman Zuzana Eliasova told TASR on Friday, adding that the Russian side bought them for an identical price at which Slovakia bought them – $9.95 per dose. “In line

Premier: Outpatient Doctors Started Vaccinating against COVID-19

Premier: Outpatient Doctors Started Vaccinating against COVID-19

Dolny Kubin, July 1 (TASR) – Outpatient doctors have begun officially vaccinating against COVID-19 on Thursday July 1, Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLaNO) told a briefing in Dolny Kubin (Zilina region) on the same day, adding that they will administer the Comirnaty vaccine from Pfizer/Biontech. Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an

Lengvarsky Supports Vaccination Lottery, Finds Any Motivation Good

Lengvarsky Supports Vaccination Lottery, Finds Any Motivation Good

Dolny Kubin, July 1 (TASR) – Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky (an OLaNO nominee) told a news conference in Dolny Kubin (Zilina region) on Thursday that he supports the so-called vaccination lottery, as he views any motivation as good. “It doesn’t matter whether people are motivated by the possibility to travel,