Health Ministry says it has bought 165 thousand anti-frus vaccines

The Health Ministry has called for no panic to arise, promising citizens that there are already 165 doses of flu vaccines to be distributed in October.

Medical staff and patients are concerned that the period of seasonal flu is approaching, while COVID-19 is still present and active.

<x) The only rescue is vaccination”.

Dr. Dr. Dr. Peqani, says that for the most endangered seasonal flu, children differ from COVID-19, as symptoms are more severe.

The seasonal flu is like endangered age groups are children under the age of 5, the elderly, pregnant women and patients who are especially chronically ill, with diabetes, with cardiovascular diseases”, Drita Peqani further stated.

The Health Ministry earlier in August had opened tenders for supplies with about 400,000 seasonal vaccines. But the tender has been cancelled due to excessive prices. Now the tendering process is in treatment by relevant organs, while the MSH tells of Dukagjin that 160 thousand doses of vaccines have been provided.

“MS from its budget so far has bought 165,000 vaccines against seasonal flu for this year, the first contingents to begin distributing in October for risk groups (the chronic, the elderly and the pregnant), while the rest of the nearly 350,000 others will be purchased later because the current tender has been cancelled by MSH after the only bidding company had offered a price many times higher than the expected values and at a price higher than the previous 11x>

Citizens are instructed to care for themselves by feeding themselves healthy, wearing a mask, respecting distance, and maintaining personal hygiene. /