Albania COVID-19 Employers Resources
Vaccination program in Albania has started on January consisting of 975 first doses from Pfizer , which were designated to vaccinate the medical personnel of Covid treatment centers. After that on the beginning of February Albania received some other doses 1170 from Pfizer and in the end of February 7000 other doses.( were designated to vaccine the old ages over 80 old ) Meanwhile vaccinating process is going very slow ( in total a few number of peoples 6000-7500 ) the government is in negotiation for other companies for other doses with Pfizer and Astra Zeneca company in order to increase number of vaccinations. At the moment seems the trend of positive cases is higher the trend of vaccination.
COVID-19 vaccine considerations for Albania
- Can employers mandate the vaccine?
No - Who will control delivery of the vaccine?
Public health service - Who covers the cost of the vaccine?
Government - Where will people get vaccinated?
Large facilities such as sports arenas or stadiums - Is there cultural resistance to getting the vaccine?
A little, because the COVID-19 vaccine is so new
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Page last modified: March 8, 2021
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