Majersky: Premier Fico Doesn't Care About Truth or Public Health

Bratislava, April 23 (TASR) - Premier Robert Fico (Smer-SD) is putting truth and public health last by choosing to support Peter Kotlar, a symbol of conspiracy, lies and hatred, instead of standing firmly on the side of facts, science and public health, stated opposition MP Frantisek Majersky (Christian Democrats/KDH) on Wednesday in response to the government's request for an analysis of COVID-19 vaccines. "To make matters worse, he continues to question vaccines - one of the most important scientific discoveries and one that has saved millions of lives. At a time when the world is facing the consequences of misinformation and growing distrust in experts, Fico is engaging in a political spectacle at the expense of public well-being instead of [providing] responsible leadership," said Majersky. On Wednesday, the Slovak government tasked Health Minister Kamil Sasko (Voice-SD) with immediately requesting the Biomedical Centre of the Slovak Academy of Sciences (SAV) to prepare a comprehensive report on a quantitative analysis of the presence of DNA and other substances in selected retention batches of vaccines used against COVID-19 in Slovakia. SAV is also supposed to prepare an expert and forensic assessment of the impact of these substances on the human body. After the government meeting, Fico stated that until this quantitative analysis of vaccine samples for the presence of DNA and other substances is completed, Slovakia will suspend the agreed acquisition of COVID mRNA vaccines. lin/df