Babiš informed on Twitter that this is a record quick help, because Serbian Prime Minister Aleksander Vučić was in Prague 12 days ago. In the meantime, permission from the manufacturer to donate vaccines to another country has also been obtained.
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After approval by the State Institute for Drug Control (SÚKL), the vaccines are to travel to the General University Hospital (VFN) and should be vaccinated with them at the O2 universum center.
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Our military plane in Belgrade has just picked up 100,620 doses of Pfizer vaccines donated to us by Serbia. Record fast action. You may remember that @avucic it was here on May 19. And in just 12 days, we completed the donation process, including the Pfizer license.
– Andrej Babis (@AndrejBabis) May 31, 2021
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According to SÚKL spokeswoman Klára Brunclíková, this is a standard process in which the institute must check the vaccine before it can be placed on the market. “Every batch of vaccines registered in the Czech Republic that comes to the country is released by the State Institute for Drug Control. This is a process that SÚKL does several times a week, ”Brunclíková explained to Novinka, adding that the institute is able to complete the inspection in a matter of hours.
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Brnabičová said that this was the fulfillment of the promise made by Vučić during his recent visit to the Czech Republic. “Vaccination is the only way the economy can continue, but from a human point of view, the greatest happiness is when you can help friends, and that is what Serbia is doing at the moment. We donated 102,910 doses of the vaccine to our friends in the area, ”Vučić advised.
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The prime minister added that the country would send another 30,000 doses of vaccine from AstraZeneka.
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“Serbia has always been our friend and was close to us when we were sick. Even today, it proved that we are a fraternal nation, “said the Czech ambassador. “This gift is a great gift, because we in the Czech Republic do not have enough vaccines and this help comes at the best time when many people want to go on summer vacation,” he added.
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In Serbia, 47 percent of the adult population is vaccinated. Tests revealed only 178 newly infected in the country on Sunday, the least since October 13. There are 702 people with covid in hospitals, 56 of whom are for lung ventilation. In the country, the infection was already confirmed in 712,224 people, of whom 6,854 died, and the number of victims increased by ten per day.
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