Pfizer vaccines today in Albania, Rama: There will be less than we expected.

At the conclusion of meetings with political co-ordinators in the districts, Albania's prime minister, Edi Rama, has responded to journalists' interest in the arrival of Pfizer vaccines in Albania.

Rama confirmed that Pfizer vaccines in Albania will come today, but added there will be less than expected.

We are in terms when we have a direct contract and are not in the hands of EU institutional mechanisms. We're not even in the hands of the COVAX mechanism, which even there is an extraordinary problem, part of this mess. Threats for lawsuits for companies from the EU have started. We have only one move in time, since Pfizer's first doses were due in the third week of January, and according to final confirmation, the first doses arrive tonight. We're going through phases. We're very close to a final agreement with Astrazenza, we're continuing in contact with several countries. There are three countries that are still in touch and on the right path. At the moment, I can say without exaggerated optimism that the first scenario of the vaccine in 14 months has not declined yet. Although some delays are not related to us. We'll continue with the doctors and nurses, because they're in the front ranks. We'll start in parallel with the elderly. I don't have the exact number what the doses will be today. We'll continue to vaccinate others, months short will be a month clear of the entire process. Today fewer doses will come than they were engaged in the first time”, he said, Top Channel reported.

Two days ago, the prime minister, during a meeting in Korca, announced that until a second announcement, the agreement is that our country will receive today a portion of the 500 thousand doses ordered, in hopes that in the near future, even the supply will be resolved, as long as it remains an international concern.