Coronavirus update, Aug. 6, 2021: Moderna claims its vaccine is 93 percent effective after six months
Plus: Johnson & Johnson won’t supply vaccine next week, vaccination lottery has ended, principals say Education Ministry guidelines are unfeasible.
Coronavirus update, Aug. 5, 2021: Health Ministry to decide on third jab by end of August
Plus: O2 universum now offering walk-in vaccination, EU to buy Novavax vaccine, GPs could soon vaccinate children with Moderna
Over 42,000 Covid vaccine doses applied to people without registration since mid-July
The center at the Westfield Chodov mall accounts for almost half of the walk-in vaccinations nationwide.
Foreign scholars to Czech officials: 'Study is essential travel'
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Academics who spent years trying to qualify for programs in Europe say Covid travel restrictions put their careers at risk.
Coronavirus update, July 30, 2021: Prague launches vaccination bus that will stop at popular locales
Plus: People who can’t wear masks need a doctor’s certificate, children won’t need pre-entry Covid tests when returning from risk countries.
Coronavirus update, July 29, 2021: Thousands of foreigners seek vaccination in the Czech Republic
More than a month after the start of registration, 15,842 people without public insurance have paid for vaccination against Covid-19.
Coronavirus update, July 28, 2021: Large event organizers should check status of ticket buyers
Plus: Health Ministry to revise respirator rules, need for third dose should be clear by end of August, R number under 1.0 for 10 days in a row.
Coronavirus update, July 27, 2021: You can dance if you want to! Health Ministry loosens venue restrictions
As of Aug. 1, the capacity of indoor and outdoor events will increase; the loosened lockdown rules also apply to stadiums and swimming pools
Coronavirus update, July 26, 2021: 10 millionth vaccine dose to be administered in the Czech Republic today
Plus: Govt. to discuss selling or donating excess vaccines, over 12,000 vaccinated at Chodov walk-in center, 80 percent of Czechs at Olympics vaccinated.
Czech Health Ministry: Self-tests and sworn affidavits no longer valid for restaurants and events
The rules for proving you aren't capable of spreading coronavirus have changed once again.
Coronavirus update, July 23, 2021: Self-payers can now get a single-shot vaccine at Prague's main station
Plus: Babiš says Covid vaccination won't be mandatory under his govt., daily number of vaccinations decreasing, over half of EU fully vaccinated.
Coronavirus update, July 22, 2021: Deputy PM sees improvement, but ‘we have not won yet’
Babiš says Czech Republic now has enough vaccine, hospital in Žižkov to offer walk-in vaccination, Vojtěch calls for mobile vaccination teams.
Coronavirus update, July 21, 2021: Czech foreign minister won't rule out further border measures
Five foreign ministers from Central Europe met in Mělník yesterday to discuss a coordinated strategy against the Delta variation of coronavirus.
Coronavirus update, July 20, 2021: Delta variant accounts for 80 percent of new Czech Covid cases
Plus: New Delta plus strain detected, walk-in vaccination centers to open in all regional capitals, tests won't be free as of September.
Coronavirus update, July 19, 2021: Prague's Kotva nightclub linked to new Covid outbreak
Plus: R number drops back under 1.0 for first time since June, people can now change date for second dose, police checked clubs for Covid rule violations.
Coronavirus update, July 16, 2021: Covid incidence up 50 percent in young people as Delta variant takes over
ÚZIS models paint grim picture for late August, Czech Medical Chamber head compares unvaccinated to fare dodgers, lower house session on Covid interrupted.
Vojtěch: Increased vaccination remains the way back to normal, free testing will end as of September
Czech Medical Chamber head says unvaccinated are like stowaways, and they need to buy a ticket to contribute to collective immunity.
