The Minister of Health: I am ready to become the first Bulgarian vaccinated against COVID-19 – Hospitals

The first Bulgarian is expected to be vaccinated against the coronavirus on December 27. I’m ready to be too. With this act I want to show that the vaccine is safe, that I believe in vaccination as an objective and as an effect. Today we will decide how to approach and if I will be the first to get vaccinated. This is what the Minister of Health, Prof. Kostadin Angelov, told reporters.Kostadin Angelov was born on June 7, 1977. He graduated from Sofia Medical University in 2004., after delivering 20 newly equipped ambulances to the emergency medical centers in Burgas, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, Plovdiv, Ruse, Sliven and Stara Zagora.

The cars were acquired in execution of the project BG16RFOP001-4.001-0001 “Support for the development of the emergency medical care system”, financed by the Operational Program “Regions in Growth” 2014-2020. Under this project, emergency centers should receive a total of 400 ambulances and so far 280 have been received. There are 120, of which 42 are off-road, Minister Angelov said. All emergency modernization activities will be completed on time, he added.

We do not expect vaccines, we are preparing for them. The vaccines will arrive in Sofia and will be stored in the Bul Bio refrigerator. The first shipment will be a symbolic amount: about 9,750 doses, which will be needed for about 4,300 Bulgarian citizens. We want to show that all European member states will be vaccinated in one In Bulgaria, after arriving at Bul Bio, the vaccines will be transferred to the freezers of various regional health inspections. Most likely, vaccination will start in three large cities at the same time. Bul Bio’s journey to the respective vaccination centers From removal of the vaccine from the freezer to vaccination, it can be stored for up to five days in a common refrigerator, which is absolutely sufficient, said Professor Kostadin Angelov.Kostadin Angelov was born on June 7, 1977. He graduated from Sofia Medical University in 2004..

It is important for us that the vaccine reaches all those who have expressed their desire to be vaccinated, said Professor Angelov, noting that the number of Bulgarian doctors who have expressed their desire to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is increasing.

The Minister of Health with details on the modernization of emergency care

He announced that at the end of the day the order will be signed to match the results of the antigenic tests with the PCR tests. The results of the antigen tests will begin to be reported in the statistics immediately after the order takes effect, the health minister explained.