Members of national COVID-19 response team get vaccinated

At the end of today's regular news conference of the COVID-19 response team, vaccines were administered to Bozinovic, Croatian Public Health Institute head Krunoslav Capak, Assistant Health Minister Vera Katalinic-Jankovic, and the head of Zagreb's Dr Fran Mihaljevic hospital for infectious diseases, Alemka Markotic.

Cijepio se i prvi član ujedno i načelnik Stožera Civilne zaštite RH @DavorBozinovic. Cijepit će se i ostali, svi osim ministra zdravstva @ViliBeros koji je prebolio Covid-19 i stekao antitijela. #N1infopic.twitter.com/w2XOxZJXpp

— Matea Dominiković (@m_dominikovic) January 5, 2021

Cijepio se i prvi član ujedno i načelnik Stožera Civilne zaštite RH @DavorBozinovic. Cijepit će se i ostali, svi osim ministra zdravstva @ViliBeros koji je prebolio Covid-19 i stekao antitijela. #N1infopic.twitter.com/w2XOxZJXpp

Beros, who previously contracted COVID-19, said that he would not get vaccinated now because he had acquired immunity.

"I absolutely support vaccination and will get vaccinated when my acquired immunity wanes," he said, noting that he would most probably get inoculated in the next three months.

He expressed hope that the COVID-19 vaccine would change the course of the pandemic for the better.

"Demanding times are ahead of us but vaccination and compliance with restrictions are the right way to overcome this major crisis," Beros said.

53 coronavirus-related deaths, 1,071 new infections

Over the past 24 hours, there have been 53 coronavirus-related deaths and 1,071 new infections in the country.