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The panel issued a new recommendation because There is a suspicion that the vaccine may cause blood clots in people under 60 years of age. Until this issue is clarified, Slovenia, like Germany and the Netherlands, should limit the vaccine from the British-Swedish pharmaceutical company to those over 60, Beovic said.
At the suggestion of the Slovenian Institute of Public Health (NIJZ), due to limited vaccine volumes and logistical problems, the 60-64 age group is vaccinated with AstraZeneca, while the older population is vaccinated with Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna.
In Slovenia, the number of registered infections rose by 720 to more than 210,000 on Sunday. Seven patients died last day, bringing the death toll to 4,075. Of the coronavirus patients, 535 are in the hospital and 124 are in the intensive care unit.
The ban on leaving the country was suspended for the first day of Easter in the country, but the night curfew remained in force. On Sundays, family gatherings are allowed for up to five adults with their children.
The national closure for the entire Easter period will run until April 11.
In neighboring Croatia, 1,375 new infections were identified last day. Since the beginning of the epidemic, their number has reached 280,026. In the past 24 hours, 33 people died from Covid-19 complications caused by the infection, bringing the death toll to 6,058. The hospital cares for 1,511 patients, 158 of whom are connected to ventilators.
Of the three vaccines approved in Europe, 326,001 received the first dose and 92,322 received the second.
Cover image source: MTI / Tamás Vasvári
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