Health care

Regarding the new variants of the virus and the protection from it - in the studio of "The day begins" the topics were commented by the virologist Assoc. Prof. Lyubomira Nikolaeva-Glomb.

She said the monoclonal therapy would be available by the end of 2021

Due to insufficient communication and broken trust in institutions, people are not convinced of the benefits and safety of vaccines and share unfounded fears.

Ljubljana – Since hospitals are struggling with nursing staff shortages and trade unions have been warning that the situation has never been this bad, as many nurses quit their jobs, while those remaining are exhausted, an agreement has been reached about a pay rise for nurses. Media report the government has agreed to a 4-25% pay rise.

Tests of experimental antiviral treatment against COVID-19 by the American company "Pfizer" (Pfizer) in the form of a pill have proved so promising that they have been shortened. The reason is that it reduced by 89% the risk of hospitalization or death in adults at risk of developing a severe form of the disease.

The head of COVID resuscitation at the University Hospital "Medica-Ruse" Dr. Milen Shopov showed on the air of "Hello, Bulgaria" what is the situation in his ward. He said that only one resuscitation bed was available and 46 were used by patients. None of them had been vaccinated.

"The ideal option is to introduce compulsory vaccination in the country with a caretaker government," said Dr. Miroslav Nenkov in the Awake! Studio.

The Bulgarian Hospital Association (BHA), the National Association of Private Hospitals (NAPH) and the National Association of Regional Multidisciplinary Hospitals for Active Treatment (NARMGAT) support the new anti-epidemic measures introduced by an order of the Minister of Health of October 19, 2021. This is clear from a declaration of hospital associations sent to Dr. Stoycho Katsarov.

Koper – Pharmacies are and must remain a fundamental part of the healthcare infrastructure, which is providing a relatively good access to all treatment and care, says the newspaper Primorske Novice in Tuesday’s commentary, urging MPs to vote down the amendments to the pharmacy legislation.

For the last 20 months, the COVID-19 pandemic has been testing the endurance of all citizens and of those managing the public health crisis, especially of the doctors and healthcare workers of the National Health System, who from the start have given their all with tireless efforts and personal sacrifices.