Is vaccine mandatory in Kosovo? Speaking from the Ministry of Health

These measures in many sectors are expected to make the certificates of vaccination mandatory or as its alternative test for coronavirus no older than 48 hours.

Despite that, Health Ministry Media Division leader Faik Hoti says the vaccine is not mandatory in Kosovo.

The vaccine process is not currently mandatory in our country. Neither did the law on preventing and fighting COVID-19” do so, he said at RTV Dukajini.

Hoti says, however, that the epidemiological situation imposes certain restrictions and obligations, including the vaccine.

“in a shape now approach to various activities is conditional on the folder and vaccines. So citizens who are vaccinated have facilities in public services, jobs or educational and educational and, with their act, encourage young people to vaccinate”, he said, conveys Telegrafi.

Hoti says a decision to vaccinate 12-15-year-old children will soon be made.

He says there have been numerous calls to the ministry from parents to ask for the vaccination of children.

But we didn't like it because the main purpose of these calls was that they needed vaccines for travel or visas. The vaccine must first be for health and then for the trip or something else”.

Hoti said, however, that even vaculation of this age group will not be imposed.