A huge number of people in Germany and other European countries can hardly wait to get vaccinated against COVID-19. In Serbia, by contrast, it has sometimes appeared difficult to find someone willing to accept the jab. The syringes in the country, after all, were not filled with a product from Western pharmaceutical companies, but with a vaccine developed by the Chinese company Sinopharm. Nevertheless, Serbian Health Minister Zlatibor Lončar elected to become the first person in his country to receive the vaccine.
"I was guided by two basic facts. First, that the vaccine meets all the safety criteria. And second, that it is effective," says Lončar, a medical doctor. He received his injection in January. "When I was convinced of all the above, I was able to stand up before the citizens of Serbia and suggest that they start mass vaccination."
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