Covid-19: Serbia, first country in Europe in number of vaccinations
Serbia would have become the first country in Europe in terms of the number of vaccines administered, with 35,000 vaccinations per day and the massive use of the Chinese vaccine Sinopharm.
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According to official figures, Serbia has become the first country in Europe in terms of the number of vaccines administered, with 35,000 vaccinations per day.
The key to this impressive result: the massive use of the Chinese vaccine Sinopharm.
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With our correspondent in Belgrade,
Laurent Rouy
While many European countries struggle to obtain the precious vaccine to immunize their populations against Covid-19, Serbia, the third country on the continent to have started its vaccination campaign on December 27, is apparently the most effective country in vaccination in Europe.
On January 16, Belgrade received one million doses of the
Chinese Sinopharm vaccine
and President Aleksandar Vucic was on the
tarmac to greet the plane
.
This vaccine, still officially in phase 3 testing, is increasingly distributed worldwide by Beijing.
But on the European continent, China has little relay.
Serbia is one of them and the Serbian authorities have not missed any opportunity to show their proximity to China for several years.
While other vaccine manufacturers, but also the European Union, fail to come up with a satisfactory solution for the continent, China wins yet another diplomatic victory in the Balkans.
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See also: Covid-19: vaccinations in the EU, between new orders and delivery delays
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