By: J.S.,STA
Slovenia has been promised to get some 5,000 doses of anti-coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, Health Minister Tomaž Gantar told MPs in questions time.
The vaccine was developed by Pfizer and BioNTech and is expected to be green-lighted by the European Medicines Agency on 29 December. He is worried that given the strong anti-vaccination movement, Slovenia would in the long-run not achieve a 60% vaccination rate, which scientists deem necessary to guarantee herd immunity. Once the entire first batch has arrived, it is expected to suffice for 50,000-60,000 people. The first to be vaccinated will be healthcare staff and staff at care homes.