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New Bulgarian Health Minister: Vaccination should be Voluntary

Vaccination should be voluntary. There must be an awareness campaign to be conducted in another way. This was stated to the Bulgarian National Radio by the new Minister of Health Prof. Asena Serbezova.

Society » Health | December 14, 2021, Tuesday // 10:38 | Viewed: 3979

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 1,959 New Cases, there are No Areas in the Dark Red Zone

716 647 are the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. This is shown by data from the National Information System.

Society » Health | December 14, 2021, Tuesday // 09:52 | Viewed: 3109

COVID-19 in the UK: First Death of an Infected Person with Omicron

Authorities in the UK have registered the first death of a patient infected with the Omicron variant. The news was announced by the country's Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Society » Health | December 13, 2021, Monday // 15:22 | Viewed: 2648

Bulgarian Prof. Kantardzhiev: Third dose of RNA Vaccine Protects against Omicron

"Because of the new version of Omicron, a third dose of RNA vaccine must be given because it really protects. The first two doses of AstraZeneca protect only 20%. However, if a booster dose is given to two previous Pfizer ones, the protection against Omic

Society » Health | December 13, 2021, Monday // 11:33 | Viewed: 2981

Bulgarian Dr. Simidchiev: the Practice of Prophylactic Prescribing of Antibiotics should be Changed

In viral diseases, antibacterial therapy has absolutely no benefit. When something doesn't work, only the risks come from it. This was said in an interview with BNR before a conference on the topic of antibiotic resistance by pulmonologist Dr. Alexander S

Society » Health | December 13, 2021, Monday // 10:15 | Viewed: 2525

WHO: Health Costs during the Pandemic have brought Half a Billion People to Extreme Poverty

More than half a billion people worldwide were brought to extreme poverty last year because they had to pay for health care themselves during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization and the World Bank said on Sunday.

Society » Health | December 13, 2021, Monday // 09:35 | Viewed: 2285

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 50 People have Died in the Last 24h

532 are the newly discovered cases of coronavirus for December 12, according to the Unified Information Portal.

Society » Health | December 13, 2021, Monday // 09:22 | Viewed: 3285

Bulgarian Expert: We Expect a Double Epidemic - from Influenza and Coronavirus

"We expect a double epidemic in our country - from influenza and coronavirus. Maybe we will have a more severe flu season." Such a forecast was made in the studio of "Sabudi Se"by Georgi Popov, an expert on infectious diseases at Sofiamed University Hospi

Society » Health | December 12, 2021, Sunday // 12:15 | Viewed: 3382

Bulgarian Prof. Kozhuharova: Already 30% of the Population has been Vaccinated

"We can believe that the fourth wave is subsiding. Mortality is falling, but remains high due to poor health of Bulgarians, problems in the health care system. In Bulgaria, cases that end fatally are unvaccinated, and at risk."

Society » Health | December 12, 2021, Sunday // 11:57 | Viewed: 3008

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: 1075 New Cases in the last 24h

714 156 are the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. This is shown by data from the National Information System.

Society » Health | December 12, 2021, Sunday // 11:34 | Viewed: 2951

Germany's new Health Minister wants Mandatory Vaccination

Universal compulsory vaccination against coronavirus in Germany could become one of the tools in the fight against the pandemic. This was stated by the new German Minister of Health Karl Lauterbach in an interview with the weekly Der Spiegel, published on

Society » Health | December 11, 2021, Saturday // 12:15 | Viewed: 2818

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: Number of New Cases is in Decline

713 083 are the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. This is shown by data from the National Information System.

Society » Health | December 11, 2021, Saturday // 11:06 | Viewed: 4262

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: Here is where People can Get Vaccinated during the Weekend

Outposts where vaccination against COVID-19 will be carried out over the weekend (December 11 and 12)

Society » Health | December 10, 2021, Friday // 15:51 | Viewed: 3531

Bulgarian Prof. Vitanov: The Problems with Omicron will Come in January

"Since the virus has not entered the country by St. Nicholas Day, it does not have time to enter and become dominant until Christmas and New Year. However, it needs some time, when the virus enters the country, to run wild and replace the current variant,

Society » Health | December 10, 2021, Friday // 09:44 | Viewed: 3133

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: Cured are More than the New Cases in Last 24h

711 364 are the total confirmed cases of coronavirus in Bulgaria. This is shown by data from the National Information System.

Society » Health | December 10, 2021, Friday // 09:15 | Viewed: 2962

Health Minister Katsarov after Booster Dose: Vaccines are Safe and Effective

"Over 90% of the victims of COVID-19 in our Bulgaria are elderly unvaccinated citizens. It is normal when launching a new product, such as Covid-19 vaccines, that every doctor wants indisputable evidence of its safety and effectiveness. One year later, we

Society » Health | December 9, 2021, Thursday // 17:16 | Viewed: 2772

Certificate of Post-Illness will be Valid for only 3 months in Greece

Greece will reduce the validity of coronavirus certificates from six to three months. The government submitted a proposal for the change on Thursday, explaining its decision with expert advice, Kathimerini reported.

Society » Health | December 9, 2021, Thursday // 12:12 | Viewed: 2485

Katsarov: Politicians who are Loud Opponents of Vaccines are also Responsible for High Mortality

Omicron will not skip us, just as none of the other variants skipped us. So far no additional measures are needed, we have taken all the necessary ones. This was stated to bTV by the caretaker Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov.

Society » Health | December 9, 2021, Thursday // 09:30 | Viewed: 2300

COVID-19 in Bulgaria: Cured Ones Surpass the New Cases in Last 24h

98,509 are the active cases of coronavirus in the country. This is indicated by a reference on the website of the Unified Information Portal.

Society » Health | December 9, 2021, Thursday // 08:49 | Viewed: 2993

Research Shows that the Pfizer Vaccine can only Partially Protect against Omicron

The coronavirus variant Omicron may partially evade protection from two doses of vaccine produced by Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech, Alex Seagal, head of research at a South African laboratory, told Reuters on Tuesday.

Society » Health | December 8, 2021, Wednesday // 15:32 | Viewed: 2598

Prison for Anti-Vax Parents who Stop their Children from going to School in Greece

Anti-vaccine parents who do not send their children to school will be punished by up to 2 years in prison and fines, the Greek Ministry of Education ruled in an amendment submitted to parliament late today.

Society » Health | December 8, 2021, Wednesday // 14:00 | Viewed: 3612
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