European Medicine Agency

The European Union will accept Turkish COVID-19 certificates as of Aug. 20, the European Commission announced on on Aug. 19. 

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The EU executive body adopted equivalence decisions for the COVID-19 certificates issued by the authorities of Turkey, North Macedonia, and Ukraine.

An opposition Kosovo MP has called on the Prime Minister of Albania, Edi Rama, to open vaccination centres for Kosovo citizens at a time when Kosovo has one the lowest COVID vaccination rates in Europe.

Ljubljana – A report by the health inspectorate about compliance with the national vaccination strategy shows that the national strategy was not fully complied with in the vaccination of 297 persons at six health institutions. The Oncology Institute in Ljubljana stands out. The institutions say they have not received detailed instructions.

Vaccine doses from the first "symbolic" tranche will be allocated for the vaccination of medical personnel from the 10 phase I medical units, informs the National Committee for the Coordination of Vaccination Activities against COVID-19 (CNCAV) on Friday.

Health Minister Nelu Tataru announced on Thursday that the central and territorial warehouses for the COVID vaccine had been operationalized. "On 21 (December - n.r.), the European Medicine Agency will give an opinion for the anti-COVID-19 vaccine. There will come a first symbolic tranche of 10,000 doses for each member state of the 27.