Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

European Commissioner for Internal Market warns Bulgaria could become the source of a new Covid-19 mutation

European Commissioner for the Internal market Thierry Breton
Photo: BGNES

Due to the low vaccination rate Bulgaria could become the source of a new variant of Covid-19, European Commissioner for the Internal market Thierry Breton warned. He pointed out that only 26% of Bulgaria’s adult population is fully vaccinated, whereas in Europe this percentage has reached 76%, and added that the cases of severe Covid are precisely among the unvaccinated. Immunization is a measure that works in checking the spread of the pandemic, said Thierry Breton who is paying a visit to Sofia, and warned that a new wave is on its way.

Minister of Health Stoycho Katsarov has ordered that no informed consent declaration before vaccination against Covid-19 be required, after holding a telephone conversation with Andrea Ammon, Director of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.

The Bulgarian Ministry of Health is to set up a hotline to answer all questions connected with the vaccines, Minister Katsarov announced. 



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Rain expected in Southern and Eastern Bulgaria, daytime temperatures will go down on Saturday

On Saturday, minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be from 8 to 13°C, in  Sofia - around 9°C . During the day it will be cloudy with temporary breaks in the clouds over the western regions. In the southern and eastern parts of the country it..

published on 5/9/25 7:35 PM

Librarians take to the streets to protest low pay

Librarians, backed by trade unions, have staged a protest in front of Sofia Library, demanding higher salaries. According to a recent decision by the Council of Ministers, those working in the field of information and bibliographic services will..

published on 5/9/25 6:11 PM

Bulgaria commemorates the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazism

The date May 9 marks 80 years since the end of World War II and the victory over Nazism . The memorial day was marked by laying wreaths and flowers at the Monument to the Unknown Soldier with the participation of the Speaker of the Parliament Natalia..

published on 5/9/25 4:18 PM