site.btaInformed Consent Signature Requirement Prior to COVID-19 Vaccination Scrapped
SC 13:01:01 19-11-2021
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113 COVID-19- HEALTH MINISTER - VACCINATIONS - INFORMED CONSENT
Informed Consent Signature Requirement
Prior to COVID-19 Vaccination
Scrapped
Sofia, November 19 (BTA) - The requirement to sign an informed consent form prior to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine is scrapped, caretaker Health Minister Stoycho Katsarov told journalists here on Friday.
The topic was discussed days ago with the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Andrea Ammon, the Health Minister said. According to Ammon, there is no medical requirement to sign an informed consent form prior to vaccination. Katsarov added that this requirement will be lifted on his orders, because there are no medical or legal grounds for such a document.
The issuance of a certificate for a second recovery from COVID-19 is a fact starting on Friday. The requirement is that 90 days have passed between the first and second infection, Katsarov explained.
All funds for front-line medical workers have been paid out and there is no shortage of medicines in hospitals, he said, adding that the Council of Ministers is expected to approve additional funding for front-line workers next week. RY/MY
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MY1258.113
113 COVID-19- HEALTH MINISTER - VACCINATIONS - INFORMED CONSENT
Informed Consent Signature Requirement
Prior to COVID-19 Vaccination
Scrapped
Sofia, November 19 (BTA) - The requirement to sign an informed consent form prior to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine is scrapped, caretaker Health Minister Stoycho Katsarov told journalists here on Friday.
The topic was discussed days ago with the Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Andrea Ammon, the Health Minister said. According to Ammon, there is no medical requirement to sign an informed consent form prior to vaccination. Katsarov added that this requirement will be lifted on his orders, because there are no medical or legal grounds for such a document.
The issuance of a certificate for a second recovery from COVID-19 is a fact starting on Friday. The requirement is that 90 days have passed between the first and second infection, Katsarov explained.
All funds for front-line medical workers have been paid out and there is no shortage of medicines in hospitals, he said, adding that the Council of Ministers is expected to approve additional funding for front-line workers next week. RY/MY
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