The number of Bulgarian children not immunized against measles doubled in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, more than 6,500 babies were not immunized, compared to 3,000 in 2019. Nearly 10,000 twelve year-old children did not receive a second mandatory vaccine shot against the virus.
In 2019, 95% of infants and nearly 93% of all twelve-year-old children received the first and second dose of the combined vaccine against measles, rubella and mumps, indicates data of the National Centre for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, following a request from the Bulgarian National Radio.
A protest in defense of the Bulgarian lev and against Bulgaria's entry into the Eurozone began at noon in the center of Sofia. The organizers are the Vazrazhdane party and civil organizations. The participants are demanding a broad public debate on the..
The repairs to the Danube Bridge, connecting Bulgaria and Romania, have been partially halted , BNT reported. This was necessary due to the low temperatures in recent days in Ruse and the entire country. It is expected that the repairs to the Danube..
The snow in Northeastern Bulgaria has made skiing possible at the end of February. Today, the ski season opened in Valchi Dol, where the only track in Varna Region is located. It is only 250 meters long, but the locals use it with pleasure, BNT..
The patriots from Vazrazhdane parliamentary party and civil organizations against Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone have announced a protest for today...
In Plovdiv, experts discuss issues of the food industry, in accordance with the most up-to-date requirements of the Bulgarian and European regulatory..
More than 550,000 people received support last year under the European programme Food and Basic Material Assistance – packages of staple foods and nine..
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