STA, 19 December 2021 - A campaign aimed at boosting the Covid-19 vaccination rate in Slovenia will take place from Sunday to Thursday, with 62 vaccination centres across the country working overtime and Civil Protection and Red Cross staff providing free transportation.
As part of the Vaccination Days, vaccination centres will be open from 8am to 8pm, with vaccine being available at one location in each statistical region also at night, from 8pm to 8am.
Night vaccination centres will be open in the Nova Gorica, Izola, Brežice and Celje general hospitals, in the Sežana, Postojna, Novo Mesto, Slovenj Gradec, Murska Sobota and Maribor community health centres, in the Ljubljana and Maribor university medical centres and in the Golnik Hospital.
With the exception of children aged 5-11, who need a paediatrician to be present during vaccination, there will be no need to register in advance. People will be able to choose what type of Covid-19 vaccine they get, said Health Minister Janez Poklukar.
Mobile units will also be present in the field, the minister said, adding that in Tolmin, a special telephone number will be available for residents to arrange free transportation to the vaccination site.
Poklukar will officially open the nation-wide campaign today by taking a booster shot at the Bled Community Health Centre.
