Bujanoc mayor refutes Belgrade media reporting Kosovo Albanians vaccination in Serbia

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Gazeta Express

22/01/2021 13:57

Nagip Arifi, mayor of the Albanian-majority municipality of Bujanoc has refuted Belgrade media reports that Kosovo Albanians are going in this municipality to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Arifi told Gazeta Express that such reports are fake and all those who went to Bujanoc are Serbs living in Kosovo.

The Bujanoc mayor, Nagip Arifi, told Gazeta Express that no Kosovo Albanians got COVID-19 vaccine in this municipality in Southern Serbia. “Based on the information from the coordinator on organising of vaccination of the Bujanoc residents, Aferdita Mustafa, who is also doctor at the health Centre of Bujanoc no Kosovo Albanian has been vaccinated there. But all those who were vaccinated were Serbs of the Anamorava region in Kosovo, who have been vaccinated within the premises of the Health Centre of Bujanoc at the order of the Serbian health Ministry,” Arifi said. He also said the vaccination of Kosovo Serb residents was done by personnel of health centres of Serbian community living in Kosovo.  

Media in Belgrade reported Friday that many Albanians from Kosovo went to Bujanoc to get the VOCID-19 vaccine. According to Serb media reports these Albanians are mainly residents of Gjilan area.

Serbia started this week massive vaccination of its population. Serbian authorities have distributed dozens of vaccines for Serbs living in northern Kosovo which has triggered Kosovo authorities reaction accusing Serbia of smuggling vaccines in Kosovo and threatening Kosovo citizens security with its actions. /GazetaExpress/