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In an extraordinary meeting, the Council of Ministers considered the burning issue of vaccines against the coronavirus that our country will have after they are approved for general use. It is clear from the discussions that Bulgaria will reserve around 500 million lev for vaccines and related costs.
Bulgaria participates in the complete portfolio of the seven vaccines of the European Common Initiative for the production and supply of future vaccines against COVID-19, according to a government press service statement. At today’s meeting it was decided that our country will participate in negotiations with the “Johnson” company.
Prime Minister Boyko Borissov emphasized that Bulgaria participates in all kinds of developments as an investor, like all other European member states of the EU, in a disciplined manner, following the instructions of the EC. “To be ready in the fastest way, if there is a vaccine, we can buy it, apply it. That is why today we react quickly,” Prime Minister Borissov said.
According to him, the sums allocated for this purpose are really very high, not only for Bulgaria but also for all member states, but the most important thing is that our country is ready for a quick reaction.
Millions of vaccines for hundreds of millions of levies
Health Minister Kostadin Angelov noted that currently there are 7 vaccines in an advanced stage of development and each country has a quota for certain doses. For Bulgaria, the quota set exceeds the needs and is worth almost BGN 380 million. If the cost of logistics and storage is added to the value of the vaccines, the costs are expected to exceed 500 million lev.
“The country will have a large number of vaccines: between 12 and 13 million vaccines,” Minister Angelov said.
Finance Minister Kiril Ananiev has confirmed the government’s position that the approval of the National Assembly on the issue is necessary.
Why do we have so many vaccines?
“We have no other useful movement than to unite in solidarity with all European countries. It is good to have different sets of vaccines. It is shameful that we get such a large quantity of vaccines and at such a high price. But apparently this is how the mechanism was invented. who works in the EU, “said Ventsislav Mutafchiiski, president of the National Operational Headquarters.
The Chief Inspector of Health of the State, Associate Professor Angel Kunchev, has also expressed his concern that our country receives too many vaccines that we will not be able to use.
The director of the National Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases and member of the General Staff of National Operations Todor Kantardzhiev pointed out that at this stage the vaccine seems to be the only way out of the pandemic and it is important that our country has different types of vaccines, both antigenic and “alive”. vaccines that are also applicable to different contingents of humans.
The statement says that the Cabinet’s decision is a consequence of the solidarity participation declared by our country in the fund initiated by the European Commission to combat COVID-19, through which to support the research sector for the development of vaccines and medicines. against COVID-19. Bulgaria, along with other EU member states, has become a donor to the fund and participates in this extremely complex, dynamic and costly process. The goal is for Bulgarian citizens to have equal access to a vaccine when it is found, with guarantees of quality, safety and efficacy, and it is planned that the vaccine will be administered only at will, notes the Council of Ministers.
