Slovakia starts vaccinations against Covid-19

Healthcare workers wait to receive an injection with a dose of Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at the University Hospital. Credit: Reuters Photo

Slovakia on Saturday started to vaccinate its population against the coronavirus as the country joined a coordinated push by the European Union against the global pandemic.

Vladimir Krcmery, a member of the government's Pandemic Commission, was the first person in the country inoculated by the vaccine produced by Pfizer and BionTech.

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Hungary also began vaccinating its people on Saturday, a day ahead of rollouts in several other countries including France, Germany, and Spain.

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