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No other solution for the whooping cough but the vaccine

Children who haven’t been vaccinated should not go to kindergartens if we want to avoid epidemics that threaten the health and life of both children and seniors. This is the position of the epidemiologists who insist on vaccinating the population, in compliance with the proposal of the Commission for Infectious Diseases to declare a whooping cough epidemic in Skopje,...

It Is Not True that Putin Ordered the Destruction of Covid Vaccines in Russia

This post refers to an article by DainikBidyaloy from Bangladesh, which again, is the source of (dis)information regarding Putin’s order to destroy all COVID vaccines in Russia, quoted by Real Raw News which is satirical site. There is no evidence that Putin gave any such order, nor is there an official government statement on this matter. To that end,...

North Macedonia starts administering the fourth dose of the COVID-19 vaccine

The members of the Commission for Infectious Diseases of North Macedonia today reached a decision for the start of the vaccination against COVID-19 with the fourth dose. "The fourth dose may be administered to persons over the age of 18, who have received three doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. Citizens from today can go to the vaccination points, there is...

Truthmeter.mk: Why the Russian Sputnik vaccine is not yet approved In Australia?

On the eve of the Australian Open tennis tournament, it became evident that some of the tennis players vaccinated with two doses of Sputnik vaccine, from the Russian manufacturer Gamaleya Research Institute, will not be able to participate in the tournament, because this vaccine is not approved in Australia, writes Truthmeter.mk Meta.mk republishes this fact-checking article in its entirety below:   Russian...

Health Minister Filipche: There are no ways to sanction administration workers who refuse to vaccinate, measure not effective for now

The mandatory vaccination of the health workers and the public administration workers in North Macedonia is something that will not be implemented for the time being, because we reached a conclusion that it will open serious issues regarding how someone that opposes the vaccination process will be sanctioned, Health Minister of North Macedonia,  Venko Filipche, says. "Therefore we shall wait...

In last two days in North Macedonia 9 009 doses of COVID-19 vaccines administered

In the past two days, a total of 9 009 vaccines were administered in North Macedonia. Out of the total, 1 873 were a first dose, 1 580 were administered as a second dose and 5.536 citizens got the third dose. By the 2nd of November, total of 806 781 citizens of North Macedonia were vaccinated with at least one dose,...

North Macedonia starts administering third dose of COVID-19 vaccine

The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that starting from today, the medical workers will be inoculated with the third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, as well as people over the age of 60 and the immunocompromised people. The third dose is administered at least 6 months after the administration of the second dose. During the past week, the public...

Dr. Stojanova- Atanasovska: COVID-19 has been increasingly attacking the children in North Macedonia

At the doctor's surgery "Mediko Marija" every day there are patients who are complaining of issues typical for stomach viruses, but later it proves to be COVID-19, says Dr. Vesna Stojanova - Atanasovska, a general medicine doctor. According to her findings in the last period, more and more children and teenagers are complaining about issues that, after the tests,...

519 106 citizens vaccinated in North Macedonia

The Ministry of Health informs that at the vaccination stations and with the filed outreach vaccination in North Macedonia as of yesterday, 519 106 people were vaccinated. The first dose of vaccine against COVID-19 was given to 3 909 citizens yesterday and a total of 12 939 citizens were vaccinated. In the country, thus far, 920 442 doses of...

NMacedonia’s Health Minister: We cannot all suffer because someone doesn’t want to get vaccinated

Even though the vaccination isn't mandatory, we have been considering the possibility of introducing certain restrictions which would enter into force in September or October, if we experience yet another coronavirus wave. We cannot all suffer because someone doesn't want to get vaccinated. We cannot live in lockdown. The world has to function and that is why this vaccine...

Truthmeter: There is no evidence that the blood count worsens after getting COVID-19 vaccine

A post on Facebook, without any scientific evidence and facts, is trying to convince the people that if they get a vaccine against COVID-19, their blood count will worsen. This is one of the posts on Facebook that are part of the anti-vaxxer campaign, informs Truthmeter.mk. Shocking! The people who have taken a "V" have a worsened blood count! A...

14,763 vaccines were administered yesterday in North Macedonia, 2,057 citizens received the first dose

The Health Ministry of North Macedonia informs that the vaccination process is implemented as usual at all vaccination stations throughout the country. The interest for vaccination is increasing and so far the number of people who registered themselves for vaccination through the vakcinacija.mk platform is 433 787 persons. As of yesterday, a total of 236 878 citizens have been vaccinated...

President of North Macedonia vaccinated in Kumanovo, appeals to all the citizens to register for vaccination

At the vaccination station in Kumanovo, the President of the Republic of North Macedonia Stevo Pendarovski received the jab against COVID-19. In accordance with the national vaccination program, President Pendarovski decided together with members of his cabinet to get the vaccines in this municipality, in order to raise the awareness of the need for vaccination, informed the President of...

Another shipment of 9,360 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived in North Macedonia

Health Ministry of North Macedonia informed that yesterday a shipment of 9,360 doses of Pfizer vaccines arrived in Macedonia. Out of these quantities, 4,680 doses are a result of a direct agreement that our country has with this producer. According to the agreement, Pfizer will be delivering shipments each Monday of 5,000 to 7,000 doses of vaccines i.e. 26,000...

In North Macedonia 12,606 citizens vaccinated yesterday, 104,962 doses administered so far

Yesterday, 12,606 vaccine doses were administered to citizens of North Macedonia, out of which 10,315 were the first doses of the jab, informed the Health Ministry. It says that total of 104,962 doses of COVID-19 vaccines were administered so far, out of which 84,312 citizens were vaccinated at vaccination stations. The total number of citizens who received the two doses...

North Macedonia should receive 100,620 doses of Pfizer vaccines through the COVAX initiative

The Global Alliance for Vaccines (GAVI) plans to deliver during the second quarter around 14.1 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 in 47 countries worldwide. North Macedonia, together with Bosnia and Hercegovina, and Kosovo, by June should receive 100,620 doses of the Pfizer vaccine eacsh through the COVAX initiative. Therefore, in the second quarter of this year North Macedonia...

According to the health minister, 70% of the health workers in North Macedonia want to be inoculated

70% of the medical staff in North Macedonia want to be inoculated with vaccines against COVID-19, said yesterday ealth Minister Venko Filipche when he was interviewed for the Top Tema TV show on Telma TV. He said that the health workers who registered themselves for inoculation have sent a good signal. He informs that the way of inviting the health...

Health Minister Filipche: Bulgaria will donate part of its anti-COVID-19 vaccines to North Macedonia

From each of its shipment of anti-COVID-19 vaccines purchased from its producers, the Republic of Bulgaria will donate part of these vaccines to Macedonia, informed the Health Ministry. "This was decided this morning during a government session in Sofia where the Health Minister Venko Filipche addressed the attendees. With this decision, the vaccines against COVID-19 will arrive in Macedonia at...

The experts are clear: Existence of plan for monitoring COVID-19 vaccine’s side effects doesn’t mean it is unsafe

The US Food and Drugs Administration published a list of medical conditions that will be monitored during the vaccination process with the anti-COVID-19 vaccine, and not a list of the side effect that have already happened, reacted the medical experts in North Macedonia when a video was published on Facebook by journalist Boban Nonkovikj that spreads disinformation about the...

Ellinika Hoaxes: The “announcements” for mass vaccination against COVID-19 in August are false

As part of its fight against the disinformation and false news that easily cross the borders in the Balkans region and very soon appear in another country or in another language, Meta.mk is regularly transmitting the current topics from the kin services for fact-checking and fight against disinformation in the region i.e. starting from Bosnia in the north to...