Some citizens of Montenegro have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus in Serbia, where the first doses of the vaccine arrived at the end of last year, and mass immunization of residents began in mid-January.
The commercial price of the first of two doses of the Chinese vaccine "Sinofarm" cost Montenegrin citizens around 70 euros in Serbia.
While about 300.000 inhabitants in Serbia were vaccinated until yesterday, the authorities in our health system do not even know the exact date of arrival of the first doses, but they claim that immunization will begin at the end of January or the beginning of February.
The Government of Serbia announced that the country is fourth in Europe in terms of the number of vaccinated citizens per million inhabitants, ahead of Great Britain, Malta and Iceland.
The Minister of Health there, Zlatibor Lončar, said last weekend that Serbia currently has more than half a million vaccines against the coronavirus at its disposal, as well as that "we will go to higher numbers". The plan is to vaccinate 20 percent of the population this year. By the beginning of this week, more than half a million citizens had applied for the vaccine. The "Pfizer/Biontek", "Sputnjik V" and "Sinofarm" vaccines are available in Serbia, and the arrival of two more - "Astra Zeneka" and "Moderna" is expected. According to the vaccination plan in that country, up to three percent of the population is in the first phase of vaccination, i.e. employees in health care institutions, homes for the elderly, people over 65 in nursing homes, all people over 75 and all people between 65 and 74. with risk factors... In the second phase are persons aged 65 to 74 who are not included in the first group, younger than 65 with chronic diseases, employees in vital services, educational institutions, judiciary, army, utility companies.
Vaccination in the third phase should cover from 21 to 50 percent of the population, including people of vulnerable social status.
Croatia and Slovenia are among the countries in the region that have started vaccinating their citizens. About 55.000 citizens have been vaccinated in Croatia, and the authorities are dissatisfied with the delivery dynamics of the agreed quantities from the manufacturer.
The first group for vaccination in that country included users and employees of homes for the elderly and health workers. The plan foresees that the next in line are those over 65 years of age, of whom there are about 761.931 in Croatia, but it is not yet known how many of them want to be vaccinated, as well as how many of the 45.530 chronic patients under 65 years of age. The third group for vaccination in Croatia is those under 65 years of age. Kosovo, BiH and North Macedonia have not yet started vaccination against the coronavirus. Immunization against covid-19 has also started in Albania, which has provided around half a million doses of the Pfizer vaccine, and the priority groups in that country are healthcare workers, the elderly and people with multiple health problems.
In Montenegro, 20 percent of the population from the most vulnerable groups, the elderly and those employed in services whose work is necessary for the smooth operation of the state, will first receive vaccines, while the rest of the population of a younger age and without chronic health problems could be vaccinated even after 36 months.
Minister of Health Jelena Borovinić Bojović said yesterday that Montenegro signed a contract with the company "Sinofarm" and 150.000 doses of the Chinese vaccine will be delivered to it.
She explained that the contract with "Pfizer" has been signed and is in the final stage. The minister repeated that vaccination in Montenegro will begin at the end of January and beginning of February.
Borovinić Bojović said that the pre-contract was signed directly with the pharmaceutical company "Sinofarm", that is, with their headquarters in Beijing.
In the first quarter, the minister said, it is expected that 50.000 doses of the Russian vaccine "Sputnik V" will be delivered.
She stated that the donation from the owner of "Adriatic Properties" and Universal Capital Bank, Petros Statis, was rejected, because it was agreed that every purchase of the vaccine goes through direct bilateral relations with the producers, that is, with the countries from which the vaccines come.
"Any other type of vaccine procurement or donation or any other type of vaccine arrival in Montenegro requires additional checking, i.e. special caution," said Borovinić Bojović during the signing of the agreement on financing support for the health sector in our country yesterday at the EU info center in Podgorica. worth 9,5 million euros.
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