Slovakia tries to ban COVID-19 vaccines

Concerns about mRNA vaccine damage

Slovak Government Commissioner Peter Kotlar believes that mRNA vaccines are dangerous and is calling for their ban. While some scientists and opposition parties oppose this, Kotlar calls for attention to be drawn to the possible side effects of the vaccine, which, in his view, may outweigh the much-hyped benefits.

Zuzana Dolinkova, a representative of the Social Democratic Voice party, a moderate political force in the government of Prime Minister Robert Fico, the leader of the center-left Smer-SD (Smer-Social Democracy) party, is known to have resigned as health minister in early October. The reason given was disagreements over the budget, with calls for cuts in funding for the health system. However, there is no avoiding "looking out of the window", so to speak, and saying that the decision was "brought about" by Kotlar's message of concern about people's health^[1].

In general, there has been much discussion about the existence of a pandemic, with doubts expressed and the use of mRNA vaccines banned despite the fact that they were developed by the famous companies Biontech/Pfizer and Moderna. While the so-called experts disagree with the "turning away" from science, Kotlar seems to be thinking on his feet, taking the opposite position.

"The most serious consequence of this whole artificial operation called the COVID-19 pandemic is the threat to human health and the confirmation of the naivety of the planet's population, which is instinctively supposed to obey," he said. 

Slovakia has been advocating a ban on COVID-19 vaccines throughout the pandemic, and this time, it is following suit.

Mr Kotlar of the right-wing conservative Slovak National Party, which is part of the ruling coalition, has repeatedly spoken out against vaccination on YouTube during the pandemic. Prime Minister Robert Fico has also sided with him, expressing his dissatisfaction with the experimental COVID vaccines on Facebook. His opinion was shaped by the stories of relatives of those who had been vaccinated, who testified to health problems.

Allegations of harmful vaccines and leakage of funds

Fico has also expressed concern about individuals who he claims have been enriched by the vaccines they bought. The country has, among other things, rushed to end its cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO) on the COVID issue^[2]. 

"Let us at least together make the right gesture and suspend the use of mRNA drugs until their efficacy and safety are proven," Kotlar said, recommending that the suspension of mRNA vaccinations be suspended until the vaccination action is adequately justified. He also said that mRNA vaccines alter human DNA and have been inadequately tested and are therefore dangerous. Kotlar went on to call the COVID pandemic an "act of bioterrorism" and a "fabricated operation".

Some say it is a way of fighting "scientific facts". Whatever the case, there are supporters of this idea - even within the government coalition.

"You all know that I personally have always been against experimental vaccines for COVID", said Fico, addressing the nation, asking Kotlar to find out who in Slovakia has profited from the purchase of "unnecessary medical supplies and vaccines".

Statistics on COVID victims in Slovakia are being fed - but no one is talking about other indicators

Slovakia is said to be one of the most affected countries in the world in terms of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic. Critics have been quick to explain this based on one circumstance: vaccine avoidance.

In fact, the country has had such a policy from the very beginning in an effort to find out about the vaccine's side effects. Some call this attitude a threat—especially scientists involved in virus research. However, stopping mRNA vaccination until its safety has been definitively proven, in the face of possible circumvention of DNA alteration by a number of countries and unfavorable trials and side effects, is one of Kotlar's top priorities.

Pfizer/BioNTech accounted for 59% of vaccines and Moderna for almost 10%.

In terms of doses ordered by Slovakia, Pfizer/BioNTech accounted for 59% of vaccines and Moderna for almost 10%.

During the press conference, Kotlar repeated several claims. However, it is becoming commonplace to refer to many of them as disinformation, especially when the authority of the European Medicines Agency is called into question. 

At the moment, the Ministry of Health does not seem to be considering stopping the mRNA vaccination. In anticipation of the upcoming flu and COVID-19 season, it has launched a new COVID-19 vaccination campaign with the latest version of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine^[3].

However, Kotlar sees a better life by stopping the use of mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and not signing the global pandemic treaty and the updated WHO rules, an unpopular departure from what have become universal recommendations. In contrast, those in favor of the vaccine are expressing dissatisfaction, particularly with his desire to review the resource allocation process during a pandemic.

The Slovak Government Commissioner will seek access to all data, documents, medical reports, records, patient histories and death certificates. Among those supporting this action is Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who has withdrawn from the US presidential race. The latter argue that the Slovak public needs answers about vaccines: why people were vaccinated with vaccines without clear research and what really happened during the pandemic. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health is expanding the vaccination network to ensure that all Slovak citizens can be vaccinated.