Tuesday, 13 September 2022

Covid in Croatia: Vaccinations Against Omicron Variant Begin

September the 13th, 2022 - Vaccinations against the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, have begun being carried out in various locations across the country as autumn looms and covid in Croatia remains a topic on many lips.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, vaccination against the Omicron variant is being recommended for all persons aged 18 years and older who have completed their primary vaccinations against coronavirus. This means those who have already received two doses of the Comirnaty (Pfizer), Spikevax (Moderna) or Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca) vaccine, or one dose of the single-dose Janssen vaccine. Children aged 12 and over who have an increased risk of developing more severe clinical pictures should they contract the disease can also be vaccinated against Omicron, as reported by Ordinacija.

The adapted Omicron variant vaccine will also be used for a booster vaccinations, which is currently being recommended for people aged 60 and over and adults under 60 with an increased risk of developing severe clinical pictures should they become infected. Booster vaccinations are being carried out for persons who were primarily vaccinated and then vaccinated with another (booster) dose. People who have recovered from coronavirus and who have completed their primary vaccination or have received the first booster dose, can also receive a booster dose three months after their last vaccine or their recovery (depending on which occurred last).

The primary vaccination of all persons who haven't been vaccinated so far is also continuing as covid in Croatia is still very much a relevant matter. When it comes to primary vaccination, the adapted Omicron variant Spikevax and Comirnaty vaccines are not being used, but the original vaccines are. Vaccination is not being offered and will not be administered to anyone under the age of five.

Where are the vaccinations being carried out?

Vaccinations against coronavirus and against the Omicron variant are being carried out in public health institutes and health centres across the country at vaccination points.

You can find more specific information about vaccination procedures in individual counties and in the City of Zagreb on the websites of the public health institutes by clicking this link.

In most counties, vaccination will be possible without the need for prior registration (or a referral) by now, but in some counties and in the City of Zagreb, vaccinations will initially be carried out with the use of referrals in order to attempt to avoid crowds.

A GP's offices (this is especially recommended for people with chronic illnesses or other such vulnerabilities).

You can apply for vaccination:

By contacting your GP

Via this website (cijepise.zdravlje.hr)

Through the Health Portal

The adapted Omicron variant vaccine (Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.1) has been manufactured by Pfizer and will be made available first, and in the coming days it is expected that additional vaccinations will be started with the adapted Omicron variant vaccine which has been manufactured by Moderna.

The vaccination recommendation depends on a person's age, their general state of health, previous vaccinations and their recovery from coronavirus. When the vaccination is being carried out, the doctor will advise you, among other things, on the specific type of vaccine that is optimal for you.

For more on covid in Croatia, make sure to check out our dedicated section.

Tuesday, 13 September 2022

Croatian Immunologist Zlatko Trobonjaca Talks Coronavirus this Autumn

September the 13th, 2022 - Croatian immunologist Zlatko Trobonjaca has warned of precautions we should take in the upcoming cooler weather as we enter the third autumn with the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

As Poslovni Dnevnik writes, we're soon set to enter our third autumn spent with the spread of the novel coronavirus, but also with a new vaccine adapted against the highly infectious Omicron variant. As we've already written, vaccination with the new vaccine against the Omicron variant has now begun across the country. Croatian immunologist Zlatko Trobonjaca commented for HRT what could await us this autumn.

The new Omicron adapted vaccine is one of which covers the BA1 subvariant and the other variant called BA5. Croatian immunologist Zlatko Trobonjaca explained to HRT what kind of vaccine it is: "These are what are known as bivalent vaccines, which means they have antigens that protect us from two different strains of the Wuhan virus, as well as from the Omicron subvariant,'' he also added that this need arose because the immunity we acquired through vaccination or through recovery could now be waiting. At the same time, the Omicron variant itself has changed so much through its various mutations that the immunity we've acquired is now less effective.

You can find out more about the new Omicron adapted vaccine and how to get it by clicking here.

He added that the new Omicron adapted vaccine is being recommended for people over the age of 60 to 65, people who suffer from chronic diseases, and people who are undergoing special therapies, particularly those which could harm their immune system. "People who have generally weakened immunity should take an additional booster dose to strengthen it," he said, and then referred to the current epidemiological situation across the Republic of Croatia.

"We had a wave of infection that wasn't so intense in terms of the number of detected cases, but it's more than likely that the number of total undetected cases was higher than we think it was. That wave is now calming down, but in autumn we can expect an increase in the number of infections because children have returned to school and people are going back to work, and we'll also be spending more time indoors, he said.

He pointed out that he doesn't believe that the consequences of the epidemic will be as they were back during the Delta wave we once saw, because we have acquired a certain level of collective immunity.

"We'll have come into contact with multiple antigens on many occasions now, either through vaccination or by recovering from an active coronavirus infection, and I think that we have a level of immunity now that will protect us from more severe forms of the disease developing, and on the other hand,'' concluded Croatian immunologist Zlatko Trobonjaca.

For more, make sure to check out our dedicated coronavirus section.

Thursday, 1 September 2022

Croatia Logs 921 New COVID-19 Cases, 10 Related Fatalities

ZAGREB, 1 September, 2022 - In the last 24 hours, 921 coronavirus cases, out of 3,507 tests, and 10 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID crisis management team said on Thursday.

There are 5,806 active cases, including 580 hospitalised patients, 15 of whom are on ventilators, while 3,524 persons are self-isolating.

Croatia has logged 1,214,579 COVID cases to date, the death toll is 16,712, and 70.87% of adults have been vaccinated, including 68.85% fully.

Thursday, 1 September 2022

Croatia Logs 1,111 COVID Cases, 12 Deaths

ZAGREB, 31 August, 2022 - In the last 24 hours, 1,111 coronavirus cases, out of 4,119 tests, and 12 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID crisis management team said on Wednesday.

There are 5,636 active cases, including 624 hospitalised patients, 13 of whom are on ventilators, while 3,334 persons are self-isolating.

Croatia has logged 1,212,658 COVID cases to date, the death toll is 16,702, and 70.87% of adults have been vaccinated, including 68.84% fully.

Tuesday, 30 August 2022

Croatia Registers 568 New COVID Cases, 17 Deaths

ZAGREB, 30 August, 2022 - In the past 24 hours, 568 coronavirus cases and 17 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID crisis management team said on Tuesday.

There are 4,829 active cases, including 635 hospitalised patients, 17 of whom are on ventilators, while 3,127 people are self-isolating.

Croatia has registered 1,212,547 coronavirus cases to date, the death toll stands at 16,690, and 70.87% of adults have been vaccinated.

Monday, 29 August 2022

Croatia Reports 59 COVID Cases, 15 Deaths

ZAGREB, 29 August, 2022 - In the last 24 hours, 59 coronavirus cases, out of 572 tests, and 15 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID crisis management team said on Monday.

There are 4,967 active cases, including 569 hospitalised patients, 23 of whom are on ventilators, while 3,176 persons are isolating.

Croatia has registered 1,211,979 coronavirus cases to date, the death toll stands at 16,673, and 70.87% of adults have been vaccinated.

Sunday, 28 August 2022

Croatia Logs 501 COVID Cases, 12 Deaths

ZAGREB, 28 Aug (Hina) - In the last 24 hours, 501 coronavirus cases, out of 2,225 tests, and 12 related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID crisis management team said on Sunday.

There are 5,951 active cases, including 636 hospitalised patients, 22 of whom are on ventilators, while 4,002 persons are isolating.

Croatia has registered 1,211,920 coronavirus cases to date, the death toll stands at 16,658, and 70.87% of adults have been vaccinated, including 68.84% fully.

Sunday, 28 August 2022

Croatia Logs 988 COVID Cases, 7 Deaths

ZAGREB, 27 Aug (Hina) - In the last 24 hours, 988 coronavirus cases, out of 3,582 tests, and seven related deaths have been registered in Croatia, the national COVID crisis management team said on Saturday.

There are 6,453 active cases, including 582 hospitalised patients, 21 of whom are on ventilators, while 4,497 persons are isolating.

Croatia has registered 1,211,419 coronavirus cases to date, the death toll stands at 16,646, and 70.87% of adults have been vaccinated, including 68.84% fully.

Friday, 26 August 2022

Croatia Logs 851 New COVID Cases, 17 Deaths

ZAGREB, 26 August, 2022 - Croatia has registered 851 new cases of coronavirus infection and 17 related deaths in the past 24 hours, the national COVID response team said on Friday.

There are 6,921 active cases in the country, including 580 hospitalised patients, 22 of whom are on ventilators.

A total of 4,343 people are self-isolating.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in Croatia on 25 February 2020, 1,210,431 cases of the infection have been registered and 16,639 people have died as a consequence.

To date, 59.59% of the total population, or 70.87% of the adult population, have been vaccinated.

Thursday, 25 August 2022

Croatia's Coronavirus Update: 1,051 New Cases, 10 Deaths, 426 Recoveries

ZAGREB, 25 August, 2022 - In the last 24 hours, Croatia has conducted 3,367 coronavirus tests, and 31% of them,  that is 1,051, have turned out to be positive, the country's COVID- 19 crisis management team reported on Thursday.

There are currently 6,950 active cases, including 606 hospitalised COVID patients, and 19 of them are placed on ventilators.

Over 5.12 million tests for this infectious disease have been conducted in Croatia since 25 February 2020.

The health authorities have detected 1,209,580 cases of the infection. So far, 16,622 people diagnosed with COVID, have died, while there have been 1,186,008 recoveries, including 426 in the last 24 hours.

Nearly 71% of adults have been vaccinated.

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