Vaccine controversies

Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours, 41,554 doses of vaccine were administered, of which 28,383 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 2,648 of the Moderna vaccine, 1,413 of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 9,110 of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Romania's National COVID-19 Vaccination Coordination Committee (CNCAV) has reported that in the last 24 hours, 68,007 doses of vaccine were administered, of which 49,970 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 4,343 of the Moderna vaccine, 2,686 of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 11,008 of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, according to data provided on Friday by the National Public Health Institute (INSP) on

The authorization process for Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine in each of the 66 countries was a "true battle", CEO of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) Kirill Dmitriev said in an interview with RBK.

Turkey might effectively bring the pandemic under control around October if vaccinations gather momentum during summer, with 120 million doses of mRNA jabs promised to be delivered to the country, according to Professor Serap Şimşek Yavuz, a member of the Health Ministry's Science Board.

Facing an unprecedented healthcare crisis in the third wave of the novel coronavirus, featuring skyrocketing death rates now totalling 30,000, the highest in the world per capita, Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government ordered massive doses of eastern vaccines and rushed to inoculate citizens.

In agreement with the competent institutions, the President of Serbia ordered that the neighboring country be helped as soon as possible, bearing in mind that the difficult situation in that country is caused by the coronavirus and the insufficient number of vaccines.

The global COVID-19 vaccination drive gained pace on Jan. 17 as Brazil gave its first injections and India pushed on with its massive campaign, while European authorities sought to allay concerns about delays in supplies.

Prompted by allegations of special treatment, the conservative administration on Wednesday said it would suspend a vaccination program for "priority staff critical for the government's operation."

According to a list provided by the government, 128 officials were scheduled to receive the coronavirus jab by the end of January. Sixty-six of them had been vaccinated until Tuesday.

The peak of the flu in Bulgaria is expected to be in January, Todor Kantardjiev, director of the Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, told Nova TV. According to him, the percentage of vaccinated people is ridiculously low.

Bulgaria, Latvia and France are the most vaccine-sceptic countries in the European Union, a survey suggests, reports EuroNews. 

Fewer than 70% of respondents in all three countries consider innoculations safe, according to the Brussels-commissioned poll.