Kosovo is endangered by the “Delta” variant, as the trend of vaccination is not high, said in an interview with Ekonomia Online, Infectologist Ilir Tolaj.

“I think that Kosovo is in a more enviable situation due to the previous spread of the virus, ie an extremely percentage of the population have passed with or without symptoms and now vaccination which is being done despite being a little awkward in its aspect will to be positive even with the defense against this variant ”.

He said 60% of vaccinated persons should be reached.

Further, Tolaj said that vaccination is the only protection against the “Delta” variant and other variants that may arise in the future.

“If this trend accelerates by the end of the year, it is possible to reach this percentage. It would be much better for the highest percentage to be achieved even earlier. This period of calm in relation to the epidemiological situation with Covid should be used to vaccinate as many people as possible, as it is seen from the data from other countries that those who are infected with the Delta variant over 90% are unvaccinated and they who have not passed the infection, those who are being hospitalized over 90% are unvaccinated and those who are dying over 90% are those who have not been vaccinated and who have not passed the infection. “Vaccination is therefore the only protection against the Delta variant and other variants that may arise in the meantime.”

According to him, learning should continue because children are not attacked by the virus.

“The lesson must be held anyway. “Children are not a source of infection and are also not the main problem of transmission of the infection among the unvaccinated population and those who have not passed it,” said Tolaj.

The head of Prishtina, Shpend Ahmeti has reacted after the request of the Police for disclosure of the source of information by the newspaper “Insjaderi”.

Ahmeti said that he encourages the Insider not to make public the source in order to give the right reaction to the fragile democracy in the country.

His full post:

When no one knew what the highway contract with Bechtel Enka contained, someone anonymously submitted a copy of the contract. Despite the risks and circumstances in a press conference of Vetëvendosje Movement Besnik Bislimi and I have published that contract, described as official secrecy.

Although I think I know who gave it to us under no circumstances I would refuse to give the name because the publication of the contract was in the public interest.

In my work as mayor, the media often inform only the bad news about the municipality. Some I have considered enemies. But part of democracy is free media and the pursuit of public interest by them no matter how weak and captured they may be.

Since I do not interfere in the affairs of the police or the prosecution, I can at least ask my friends in the insider not to give the name of the source of the information. Not because they protect the source of information in this case but encourage other cases in the future. I am sure that this society of ours with a fragile democracy will have the right reaction.