This week, Montenegro will receive 2000 vaccines sputnik v from COVID-19 from Serbia. This was announced by the Minister of Health of Montenegro Elena Borovinich-Bozovic, on the air of the RTCG.ME channel, reports Joinfo.com.
"The government conducted various bilateral negotiations over the past two months to try to secure the use of vaccine (ed. Sputnik V vaccine), and the first results were achieved with our friend and neighbor Serbia." She added that the second supply of the Russian vaccine should be made in the coming days on the agreement signed by the previously signed agreement.
In Montenegro, the highest level of infection with coronavirus in the Balkans followed by Albania. A sharp increase in the number of cases led to the fact that the cities needed additional quarantine events.
Elena Borovinich-Bozovic has previously reported that from January 12, 2021 it can be sent to Montenegro without compulsory testing to coronavirus. The minister added that the epidemiological situation in the country has stabilized due to citizens who adhered to restrictive measures.
Last weekend Serbia delivered 8,000 Pfizer vaccines from COVID-19 to Northern Macedonia and reported that there were negotiations on other supply. Northern Macedonia Prime Minister Zoran Zaev called it a "serious act of friendship" by Serbia.
Recall that Serbia is leading in the region of vaccination. Vaccinations to the population make several types of vaccines, including Pfizer, Sinopharm and Sputnik V.
It is worth noting that last week the Serbian politician Nesd Popovich said that soon the country could produce a Russian vaccine herself. President Alexander Vuvich added that so much money will be invested as needed to launch the internal production of Sputnik V.
In general, the situation in the Balkans in connection with the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic remains severe. So, Albania made vaccination only to some doctors and nurses. Earlier, a small batch of Pfizer and Astrazeneca vaccines were delivered to Albania as aid, another 360,000 Astrazeneca vaccines should be received in April. You need to vaccinate more than 2.8 million people and the vaccine entering the country is clearly not enough.
The Russian Embassy in Tirana previously suggested a satellite vaccine V, but it caused criticism from the Albania Prime Minister. A few days later, a Russian diplomat was expelled from Albania for the alleged violation of the rules to combat COVID. Russia responded with an expulsion of the Albanian diplomat from Moscow.