Vaccine-wary Slovak PM pauses Covid-19 shot purchases pending review

Slovakia's Fico halts COVID vaccines after pressure from anti-mRNA MP

Peter Kotlár has long promoted fringe theories about mRNA vaccines, claiming they "cause the human body to produce toxins."

Slovak PM Robert Fico Halts COVID-19 Vaccine Purchase Pending Probe Into 'Undeclared' Ingredients

Slovakia's Prime Minister Fico has announced a pivotal decision regarding mRNA COVID-19 vaccines, raising significant implications for public health policy and vaccine strategy in the region.

Vaccine-wary Slovak PM pauses Covid-19 shot purchases pending review

The Slovak government halted purchases of COVID-19 vaccines on Wednesday pending a review of their safety by the Slovak Academy of Sciences, Prime Minister Robert Fico said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The government of Prime Minister Robert Fico (Direction) decided on Wednesday not to withdraw additional vaccines against covid-19 until an analysis of their effect on the human organism is carried out. According to the opposition, Fico wants to divert public attention from the failures of his government with this move.

Fico is going to the government with several proposals.

The Slovak government has decided to subject the composition of the vaccines used against the coronavirus epidemic to an expert examination and suspend the import of vaccines already ordered until the results are ready.