Romania will start the roll-out of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine as of February 1st
Romania will start to inoculate the Moderna vaccine against COVID-19 as of February the 1st, with a second dose due in 28 days, the National Committee of Activities Coordination for the COVID-19 vaccination has announced on Wednesday evening. The Committee has also reminded that starting on January 28th, people initially scheduled to be vaccinated from this date until February 11, for the first dose of the vaccine, will have their vaccination pushed back by ten days, due to insufficient doses of the vaccine. The rescheduling is applied to people from „essential activity fields” due to be vaccinated in the second phase of the campaign, but the appointments for the elderly and chronic ill patients will remain unchanged. Everyone whose vaccination is die to be pushed back will receive a message and e-mail of notification.
Romania reports 2,901 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours
The Romanian authorities have reported 2,901 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, out of 31,000 Real Time PCR and rapid tests performed in the last 24 hours. Most cases were recorded in Bucharest – 488. The authorities also announced 90 deaths, taking the overall toll to more than 18,000. 989 patients are currently in intensive care.
Romania is one of the most corrupt countries in Europe, according to Transparency International
Romania continues to be one of the most corrupt countries in Europe, according to the Transparency International report on the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index, published on Thursday. The country ranks last in the CPI hierarchy, along with Hungary and Bulgaria. The index reflects the way that independent and business perceive the corruption. Romania has the same score as in 2012, which, according to Transparency experts, shows that the anti-corruption measures were inconsistent and did not manage to change the perceived corruption in the country. The lack of transparency in public aquisitions, the poor financing of the health system, the lack of coherent measures to digitalize the administrative processes are constant national problems, which have grown worse during the pandemic.
Mădălina Brotăcel, RADOR
