Keepin touch

Whether you have a question, comment, suggestion or any problem in the purview of the government, send us your message and we will try to respond as soon as possible. If your problem is not in our purview, we will forward your message to the relevant institution.

The Government of the Republic of Serbia

In the service of citizens

22,394 persons vaccinated today alone

Belgrade, 29 January 2021

Director of the Clinical Centre of Vojvodina Edita Stokic stated today at a coronavirus press briefing of the COVID-19 Crisis Response Team that a total of 426,615 citizens in Serbia have been vaccinated so far, of whom 22,394 today alone.

Stokic said that this a big number that can help rein in the scourge of the coronavirus and help us to go back to normal life in a way.

She explained that various factors influenced the fact that Serbia has such a high number of vaccinated people, one of them being the appeals from medical experts who have been underlining repeatedly that the vaccine is the only efficient and safe means of preventing a viral infection.

During clinical trials, first of all of the Pfizer jab, the side effects were monitored and they proved to be mild, mostly a pain in the arm and a feeling of weakness of a short duration.

The Director of the Clinical Centre of Vojvodina pointed out that the vaccines against the coronavirus are safe for diabetics and other endocrinology patients and recalled that those who suffer from diabetes type 1 and 2 are three to four times more likely to contract COVID-19 in a more serious form that could lead to hospitalisation or even lethal outcome.

Speaking about patients with other endocrine diseases, Stokic said that the greatest interest exists in connection with the thyroid gland and Hashimoto's thyroiditis, which are autoimmune diseases.

She underlined that these diseases are not a contraindication for vaccination, nor the use of a hormonal therapy.

However, Stokic warned that those who received the jab must be careful and strictly follow anti-coronavirus measures because until they receive the second dose and achieve full immunity, they can still get infected with the coronavirus.