The mass vaccination of the population over 65 years of age has started in Banja Luka, the administrative centre of Bosnia’s Republika Srpska (RS) entity, on Friday.

Those within that age group now have the opportunity to get vaccinated at the Banja Luka Fair without registering for the procedure beforehand.

According to a member of the Banja Luka Health Centre vaccination team, Dr. Mladen Sukalo, a lot of people have shown interest in getting vaccinated, which indicates that citizens have recognised the importance of the process for preventing infections and the spread of the virus.

He stressed that no side effects were reported by those who received any of the COVID-19 vaccines that were used in Republika Srpska so far.