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Sputnik V Manufacturer Didn't Supply SUKL with Most of Needed Data

Sputnik V Manufacturer Didn't Supply SUKL with Most of Needed Data

Bratislava, April 8 (TASR) – The manufacturer of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine didn’t provide the State Institute for Supervision of Medicines (SUKL) with approximately 80 percent of the data necessary for its evaluation, TASR has learnt from SUKL head Zuzana Batova, adding that the lack of and inconsistency of

Matovic Off to Moscow to Discuss Supplies of Sputnik V

Matovic Off to Moscow to Discuss Supplies of Sputnik V

Bratislava, April 8 (TASR) – Finance Minister Igor Matovic (OLaNO) has departed for Moscow, where’s set to meet head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev to discuss supplies of the Sputnik V vaccine for Slovakia, TASR learnt from the Finance Ministry on Thursday. “The talks will concern the

COVID-19: Schools to Be Among First to Be Reopened, Says Groehling

COVID-19: Schools to Be Among First to Be Reopened, Says Groehling

Bratislava, April 7 (TASR) – Schools will be among the first to be reopened, if Slovakia begins easing measures to contain the spread of coronavirus, said Education Minister Branislav Groehling (Freedom and Solidarity/SaS) after talks with new Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OLANO) on Wednesday. Groehling said that further moves concerning

SUKL: Benefits of AstraZeneca's Vaccine Continue to Outweigh Its Risks

SUKL: Benefits of AstraZeneca's Vaccine Continue to Outweigh Its Risks

Bratislava, April 6 (TASR) – The link between rare serious cases of thromboembolic complications and AstraZeneca’s Vaxzevria vaccine hasn’t been established but is being intensively investigated, State Institute for the Supervision of Medicines (SUKL) spokeswoman Magdalena Jurkemikova told TASR on Tuesday, adding that the benefits of the vaccine continue

UVZ: Individual Pastoral Services Should Be Sought Only Exceptionally

UVZ: Individual Pastoral Services Should Be Sought Only Exceptionally

Bratislava, March 31 (TASR) – The Public Health Authority (UVZ) on Wednesday recommended members of the public to ask for individual pastoral services as part of a new exemption from the curfew only in exceptional cases. UVZ listed several conditions for such an exemption, including good health of the person in

Mikas: Slovakia Has Hope for Improvement in Epidemiological Situation

Mikas: Slovakia Has Hope for Improvement in Epidemiological Situation

Bratislava, March 30 (TASR) – Slovakia can hope for an improvement in the epidemiological situation regarding coronavirus, Slovakia’s chief hygienist Jan Mikas stated in an open letter on Tuesday, adding that much depends on people’s behaviour during the upcoming Easter holiday. Mikas pointed to the fact that one year

President Praises Attitude of Local Government and its Key Role in Vaccination

President Praises Attitude of Local Government and its Key Role in Vaccination

Banska Bystrica, March 26 (TASR) – I praise the approach of local government, which, in my opinion is playing an absolutely key role in vaccination against COVID-19, President Zuzana Caputova said on Friday following her visit to the regional vaccination centre in Banska Bystrica and F.D. Roosevelt Faculty Hospital. “I’