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The Prime Minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabi, estimated tonight that it is realistic that one million vaccines against the coronavirus will arrive in January.
Source: Tanjug
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He expressed his belief that by mid-2021, the majority of citizens of Serbia will be vaccinated.
In an interview with Kurir TV, he said that a new contingent of Fajzer-Biontek vaccines would arrive on January 4 and announced the imminent establishment of a call center for vaccination.
“We have received a new plan announced for the eradication of Pfizer-Biontek, we expect significantly more of that vaccine to arrive in Serbia in January. We expect the next contingent to arrive on January 4. Serbia will certainly not stop this vaccination campaign.” Brnabieva said. .
He expressed great gratitude to the Pfizer partners, because they showed seriousness and because it is a small country like Serbia, one of the first to sign an agreement with them.
“In December, they cut the first delivery, because they generally cut production, so they cut deliveries for everyone. More than make up for it during January,” she said, adding that she was convinced that much larger quantities of the Pfizer vaccine would arrive soon.
“We have excellent communication and we can trust them. At the same time, Pfizer is truly one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world. Both President Aleksandar Vui and Health Minister Zlatibor Lonar and I are in constant communication with other manufacturers, and I hope from China and “In that sense, we will not have problems to continue with the vaccination”, emphasized Brnabieva.
When asked if the one million vaccines announced in January is a realistic figure, the prime minister replied: “Absolutely.”
She explained that she and President Aleksandar Vui agreed that they should be among the first to receive the vaccine to set an example for the citizens of Serbia that the vaccine is safe.
“We agreed to get vaccinated with different vaccines.
“I felt it was my obligation to set an example for all the citizens of Serbia, and President Vui will be vaccinated with the vaccine from the next manufacturer arriving in Serbia,” the prime minister said.
He stressed that Serbia is the third country in Europe to start vaccination and that vaccination in gerontological centers is going well.
“According to the professional services, we decided to start with the gerontology centers, and very soon we will start with health workers, and then with other priority groups, such as members of the Ministry of the Interior, the military, social and educational workers “said the Prime Minister.
When asked if it is realistic to expect around 100,000 healthcare workers to be vaccinated in January, Brnabieva replied that much more is expected from Pfizer, another 16,000, as well as Russian Sputnik V and Chinese Sinovak are expected to be big. quantities.
According to her, by mid-2021, the largest number of citizens will be vaccinated.
“In the next few days, we will open contact centers for people to register by phone or email who are interested, so that we have a known number of people who want it sooner. We will open it in the first week of January ”, said Ana Brbani.
On Tuesday, the decision on the measures for the New Year.
Prime Minister Ana Brnabi announced tonight that a session of the Crisis tab will be held on Tuesday, in which a decision will be made on measures for the New Year.
Brnabi said communication between government representatives and experts on the Taboo Crisis is excellent, although there is sometimes disagreement.
“The medical part cares about the protection of the health system and the health of citizens, and I, as prime minister and the rest of the economic part of the Crisis tab, I have to look at some other things, how these measures affect the economy. This fight is enormously expensive. Even more than a million euros. Only the tests bring, when you have 20,000 tests, between 700 and 720,000 euros a day, “Brnabi told Kurir TV.
It is a serious struggle to reconcile these two things, and the mental state of the nation must also be taken care of, he said.
The medical part of the Crisis tab was not ready to take action this weekend, but a good compromise was found. The number of new infected is declining and the economy is working, he said.
“Is that why we are postponing the measures to be taken for the new year? That is why we try to adopt all measures in a timely manner. There is a fine line between how the health of citizens is protected and how much is given to the economy to make it work. You have to find the best possible balance. “And medical care is not so overloaded that we cannot admit people to hospitals. It is extremely difficult, “said the prime minister.
“If you make too restrictive a decision too early, it will give good health results, but it will kill the economy and it will take five, six or seven years to recover,” Brnabi said, noting that the public debt and budget deficit are being taken into account.
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