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Former President Schuster Among First to Get COVID-19 Jab in Kosice

Former President Schuster Among First to Get COVID-19 Jab in Kosice

Kosice, December 27 (TASR) – Former president Rudolf Schuster, 86, was among the first people to get a vaccine against coronavirus in Kosice on Sunday. “I’m accustomed to vaccines, as I’ve walked around three times in Brazilian jungle. I was also inoculated against flu in November. However, this is

Caputova: COVID-19 Jab Was Fast and Smooth, It's Breath of Freedom

Caputova: COVID-19 Jab Was Fast and Smooth, It's Breath of Freedom

Bratislava, December 27 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova said after receiving a jab against COVID-19 on Sunday that the intervention was fast and without any problems. “I believe that this is a breath of freedom,” she said shortly after being given the shot. Other people getting the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in Bratislava

COVID-19 Inoculation Launched in Bratislava, President First to Get Shot

COVID-19 Inoculation Launched in Bratislava, President First to Get Shot

Bratislava, December 27 (TASR) – President Zuzana Caputova was the first person to be given a vaccine against coronavirus, as inoculation was launched in Bratislava on Sunday. Other people who received their shot included some members of the Cabinet and Parliament. Bratislava University Hospital also plans to vaccinate frontline health-care professionals

President and Members of Cabinet & Parliament to Get COVID Jab on Sunday

President and Members of Cabinet & Parliament to Get COVID Jab on Sunday

Nitra, December 26 (TASR) – Dozens of health-care professionals in Nitra were inoculated against coronavirus after infectious disease expert Vladimir Krcmery became the first person in Slovakia to get the jab at Nitra Faculty Hospital on Saturday evening. Further medical staff will be vaccinated in Nitra, Bratislava, Banska Bystrica and Kosice

COVID Vaccination Launched in Slovakia, Krcmery First to Get Jab

COVID Vaccination Launched in Slovakia, Krcmery First to Get Jab

Nitra, December 26 (TASR) – Vaccination against coronavirus was launched in Slovakia on Saturday evening, with the first jab given to infectious disease expert Vladimir Krcmery, 60, at Faculty Hospital in Nitra. Krcmery told the media shortly afterwards that he was feeling well. “We’ve won a bet that there would

First Doses of Vaccine against Coronavirus Arrive in Slovakia

First Doses of Vaccine against Coronavirus Arrive in Slovakia

Bratislava, December 26 (TASR) – The first doses of vaccine against coronavirus arrived in Slovakia on Saturday and they were subsequently stored in a deep-freeze container at Faculty Hospital in Nitra, the State Institute for Drug Supervision (SUKL) announced on the same day. “We can confirm that everything is prepared for

Carolling from House to House Forbidden due to Coronavirus

Carolling from House to House Forbidden due to Coronavirus

Bratislava, December 24 (TASR) – Carol singers who each year visit thousands of households in Slovakia as part of a charity project called ‘Dobra novina’ (Good News) will be allowed to sing Christmas songs only within ‘bubbles’ involving two households at most or as part of a short programme at church