ZAGREB, 1 March, 2021 - Health Minister Vili Beroš said on Monday that the system for registration for vaccination against COVID-19 had been activated at cijepise.zdravlje.hr, and that so far 8,000 people had registered.
"The number of registrations bears witness to the level of awareness among our citizens. Anyone interested in getting vaccinated can apply at cijepise.zdravlje.hr, by dialling 0800 0011, contacting their family doctor or contacting the call centres of county public health institutes," Beroš said in a Facebook post.
"By activating the system, Croatia has become one of the leading countries that use central national platforms for vaccination. I believe we will ensure a successful start of the next round of priority vaccinations, for which we have ensured 240 vaccination stations," he said at a news conference of the national COVID-19 response team.
After registering for vaccination, a person will obtain information on the place and date of vaccination, which will depend on the amount of the vaccine to arrive. Multiple registration will not be possible and the platform will contain information on citizens' vaccination status, Beroš said.
Ministry officials have explained that any Croatian national or person with permanent or temporary residence will be able to register for vaccination.
People with chronic diseases are advised to first register with their family doctors, who will check their condition and determine their place on the vaccination list.
Bedridden persons and persons having difficulty moving should also register for vaccination with their family doctors, who will organise vaccination at their patient's home.
People aged 65 and over will have priority.
Vaccination will be conducted in family doctors' offices, county institutes for public health and mass vaccination stations. Depending on the available quantities of vaccine, the vaccination system will be changed and adjusted to the needs of citizens and medical workers.
More than 742,000 vaccine doses by end of March
A total of 315,870 doses of the vaccine - 179,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine, 103,200 doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine and 33,600 doses of the Moderna vaccine - arrived in the country by the end of February.
By the end of March, Croatia expects another 426,657 doses of all three vaccines, rising the amount to 742,527 doses.
Croatia has pre-ordered 6.8 million doses of various vaccines against COVID-19.
By 25 February, 205,393 vaccine doses were spent and 146,565 people were vaccinated. The vaccination process is over for 58,828 people. The HALMED regulator by 25 February received 1,074 reports of suspected side effects, of which 868 referred to the Pfizer vaccine, 65 to the Moderna vaccine and 139 to the AstraZeneca vaccine.
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