KRNJAČA – Bashir Ahmad Shirzay lived through wars in Afghanistan, survived a harrowing journey to reach Europe and has no intention of taking a gamble with the coronavirus.
He was among the first to roll up his sleeve for a COVID-19 shot on Friday as Serbia became the first European country to vaccinate people living in its refugee camps and asylum centers, according to United Nations officials. ”We should take the vaccine for our health,” Shirzay said. “The virus takes a lot of lives.” Some 530 migrants and asylum-seekers across Serbia have signed up to get vaccinated.
The first recipients had their initial jabs of the AstraZeneca vaccine Friday at a drab camp on the outskirts of the Serbian capital, Belgrade. “Today is a very, very