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Slovakia to use the Russian vaccine but the health minister does not recommend it
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Slovakia gave a limited go-ahead for Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine on Wednesday after a months-long debate that led to the resignation of the prime minister.
The decision puts Slovakia on course to become only the second EU member after Hungary to use the Russian vaccine, which has so far not been approved by the European Medicines Agency.
But, reflecting unease in the four-party government,
Slovakia will for now only use the batch of 200,000 doses it has already imported.
“The 200,000 vaccines will be used, and more only when approved by the EMA,” Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky told a news conference shown online. Slovakia had a deal to import 2 million doses, but only a first batch has arrived. The health ministry was instructed to make the vaccine available by June 7, Wednesday’s government resolution said.
“There are still a non-negligible number of citizens who declare that they would only be vaccinated by the Sputnik V vaccine,” a report accompanying the resolution said.
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Slovaks were allowed to choose between Sputnik V and other vaccines, Lengvarsky said. Asked by a reporter if he would
The EU has made an UNPARDONABLE mistake in making political/economic decisions regarding lifesaving vaccines.
A huge number of people died as a result.
They are still trying to tell the WORLD what to do.
IF THIS IS NOT “BIG BROTHER” what is?