Europe Bulgaria The country has updated its vaccination calendar, granting general practitioners permission to administer the pertussis vaccine to infants two weeks earlier than before, starting six weeks after birth
Europe Bulgaria The government avoided protests from pharmacies by agreeing to pay higher fees to pharmacies that provide free medicines to patients; some pharmacies in large cities had started to stop work for two hours a day
Europe Bulgaria The national COVID-19 control system and the unified information portal, coronavirus.bg, ceased operation on 1 July and information will now be published weekly in the epidemic situation reports
Europe Bulgaria Despite relatively high salaries, the country faces a growing shortage of lifeguards for the season, and additional state requirements imposed by a new ordinance two months ago may have contributed to the problem
Europe Bulgaria Amendments to the Consumer Protection Act are underway to tighten the rules on online trade in line with European Parliament directives and regulations, after the European Commission initiated infringement proceedings