Nad: Soldiers sent on foreign missions must be vaccinated against Covid-19

All professional soldiers who are sent on foreign missions will have to be vaccinated against Covid-19, Defence Minister Jaroslav Nad said after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, adding that this applies both to soldiers participating in foreign missions and those belonging to rapid deployment units. "I've received letters from NATO and the individual defence ministers of countries in which our soldiers serve, asking us to ensure that our soldiers are vaccinated when they go there," Nad said. "We will respect that." Soldiers belonging to rapid deployment units must also undergo inoculation as part of the vaccination scheme, the minister said, adding that this concerns thousands of members of the Slovak army.