December the 29th, 2020 – The new Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has finally arrived in Croatia, with Branka Anicic being the first person in the Republic of Croatia to receive it. She gave a touching statement to the media in which she urged everyone to receive the vaccine in order to protect themselves, their friends and families, and of course – for the sake of returning to normality.
While that might be all well and good, the next logical question on the lips of just about everyone is just when they’ll be able to get access to the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, and when will GPs be able to administer the vaccine to the general public?
As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, there are numerous factors to be taken into consideration in this regard, and Krunoslav Capak, the director of the Croatian Institute for Public Health, explained things in more detail:
“In the first phase, we’re planning to vaccinate healthcare workers who are on the front line of the fight against the spread of the virus, as well as the residents of nursing homes. Only then will the vaccine be distributed to family physicians (GPs). We sent some very detailed instructions for the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine out to the field. We also expect the Moderna coronavirus vaccine to arrive by the second half of next month, and that can remain in the fridge for up to 30 days. So, we wanted to spare the doctors any stress and not send them the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine, which can only last for five days as opposed to 30. We’ll agree on everything that needs to be done with the doctors, presentations have already been sent out to them, and there’s a recording of the webinar where our experts give instructions available to them.”
The Pfizer coronavirus vaccine and potential side effects
As for potential side effects, a survey was conducted over the phone. No side effects have been reported so far, Halmed also had nothing reported to it.
”There were two cases of allergic reactions at the ”Dr. Fran Mihaljevic” Infectious Diseases Clinic in Zagreb, noted Capak. Alemka Markotic, the director of the aforementioned clinic, added that those people had two mild rashes.
New doses of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine are due to arrive in Croatia later on this week.
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