Two districts will enjoy the most freedom since the lockdown
Some people have registered for the Sputnik V jab, but it is unclear what will happen to the doses that are not used.
The map of districts from June 7, 2021. (Source: Health Ministry)
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The severity of the pandemic in Slovakia continues to decrease and the situation is gradually improving throughout the districts.
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“AstraZeneca is still considered safe,” Lengvarský said on May 12. “We plan to start administering it again, once there are enough supplies in stock,” he said, adding that the roll-out of the Russian vaccine for people aged 18-60 would start in June. The country has received 200,000 doses so far but still needs to pay for them.
This follows a very awkward moment, when the need for more vaccine doses coincided with the realisation that accepting an imported Russian vaccine would come with strings attached. Prime Minister Igor Matovič resigned in March after failing to obtain the governing coalition’s agreement for his own decision to purchase two million doses of the Russian vaccine.