Besides the two confidential elements, Pfizer has given government permission to disclose information about the” contract.

This information has been shared with the public today by Health Minister Andmend Zemaj, who has said these contracts are directly received by representatives of Pfizer, the American vaccine production firm.

For the public, on January 5th, in communication I have addressed Pfizer representatives what we can share with the public and Pfizer representatives have said it is in the interest of any government which information to provide for the public. Pfizer's representatives have allowed us to have an agreement with Pfizer and that you have 535 thousand vaccines secured, but you cannot communicate the price and negotiating criteria”, Zemaj has declared.

Zemaj has said that a few days after leaving the minister's post, an announcement came to the US company Pfizer about continuing the negotiation process for Kosovo's supply of vaccines.

The next few days, my request from Pfizer has come again, that if we can continue with the signing of the contract, and I have addressed the same to the current minister”, Semaj has declared in an interview on the television channel. ATV.

Regarding Minister Arben Vitita's scandal, published Friday by Insander newspaper, Zemaj has confirmed that the bypassing of the contract's deadlines with Pfizer brings consequences to the vaccine supply process.

“Of course this contract has had deadlines, as it has been known to have been April 15th, but why no contract was signed, the current minister” may say, Zemaj said, which has said that through the form of negotiation Kosovo can be supplied with vaccines only at the end of 2021.

The former health minister has criticised the Kurti government for trying to credit the 22 thousand doses of vaccines from COVAX.