The crisis was caused by the fact that the Prime Minister and the Minister of Health arranged the purchase of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V without coordinating it with members of the parliamentary coalition.
According to Novinky, Minister of Health Marek Krajci was fired in Slovakia in order to extinguish the political crisis caused by the “secret” purchase of the Russian vaccine Sputnik V.
“The parties of the parliamentary coalition of Slovakia demanded the resignation of the Prime Minister of the country, Igor Matovic, but in the end agreed to the dismissal of Krajča. The resignation was a condition for the preservation of the coalition”, – the message says.
As noted, the Russian vaccine delivered to Slovakia is still in warehouses. It is being tested by the Slovak State Institute for the Control of Medicines, which is expected to complete the study and make recommendations for its use within three weeks.