Health Minister Venko Filipche said preparations are underway in the modular hospital at the Skopje-based Clinical Center, where COVID-19 vaccination will be launched with the healthcare workers on Wednesday.
“Vaccination will take place in five vaccination points, and the immunization teams include nurses and doctors. The modular hospital will work in two shifts, 8 am to 8 pm,” Filipche posted on Facebook.
The initial 4,800 out of 8,000 Pfizer vaccine doses, donated by Serbia, arrived in the country on Sunday. By mid-February, 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines are expected from China. The country also expects additional Pfizer vaccines procured via a direct contract with the company, as well as vaccine doses via the COVAX facility.
The vaccination will take place in three stages in line with the national immunization plan. Vaccines will first be administered to high-risk groups, which include healthcare workers, especially those working at COVID units nationwide, as well as people over the age of 70.
