The first doses of the vaccination process were donated to Albania by a European country, whose name was kept secret. Likewise, the process of arrival of vaccines, including the conditions and mode of transport, was not made public to the public, unlike many countries such as Greece, Italy or Spain, which broadcast footage of the arrival of vaccines in the respective countries. In an interview with "Open", Prime Minister Rama said that the process of receiving vaccines was the same as in all countries, although it was not broadcast publicly.
"Vaccines have come to Albania as they have gone everywhere, that is, with the means of transport, with all the conditions of transport. [Transportation] I can not tell you. [Vaccines have come] with all the conditions. They were escorted to Albania by a special security unit and were taken over by our authorities and a special security unit. " - he said.
Following the communication, the Prime Minister said that the name of the donor country could not be made public for reasons of confidentiality.
"The vaccine came from a country of the European Union, whose name I explained and said in full transparency that I can not say, because we were asked for complete confidentiality by that country for its own reasons, which among other things, they certainly have to do with the fact that the countries of the European Union, like that country, are surrounded by states, from the states of the region and not only, which they demand. And of course this has been a gift for Albania, which I have asked for as the most distinguished beggar from those who have asked for their countries. Under these conditions, confidentiality at this stage is absolutely unbreakable. In a second moment it can be said and I will definitely do the public thanks. "
He added:
"Negotiations and talks are taking place on all sides between the parties, because some places are more covered and others are uncovered. In fact, our region has been left uncovered because it is not included in the European Union distribution scheme, while we have prepaid like others the COVAX platform. [COVAX, a global initiative that brings together governments and manufacturers to ensure that Covid-19 vaccines reach those most in need]. Hopefully it will be unlocked at some point. "But there are a number of countries in our region that have not started vaccination because they are waiting for COVAX, while we have done the parallel work."
Among other things, the Prime Minister said that the contract with the company Pfizer will be passed in advance in Parliament. By contract with COVAX expected Albania to benefit 1,140,000 vaccine.
