We learn: Flu vaccine has arrived in Serbia, vaccination starts on this date
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A shipment of 344,000 doses of the vaccine has arrived, vaccination to start on time
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A shipment of flu vaccines has arrived in Serbia, Telegraf.rs has learned from the Ministry of Health.
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Nearly 350,000 doses of the vaccine have arrived in Serbia, and their distribution to healthcare centers will begin on Wednesday.
This means that vaccination will start on time, exactly as planned, on October 1.
Serbia has procured 400,000 doses of the vaccine this year, which is 20 percent more than last year.
A four-valent flu vaccine was purchased for persons over 3 years of age, while the Torlak Institute has a four-valent vaccine for those 6 to 36 months old.
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(Telegraf.rs)