On the other side of the bloc, Romania and Bulgaria have fully vaccinated only 33% and 22% of their adults, respectively. All EU countries have access to all of the shots approved by the EU -- Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca, and Johnson & Johnson. Instead, Krastev said, Bulgaria struggles with deep-seated vaccine hesitancy that is fueled by political instability, conspiracy theories and a lack of faith in the authorities. So this attitude from institutions towards Roma people and Roma neighborhoods shows why Roma don't trust institutions," Dimitrov told CNN. Nicińska said this was one reason why strict vaccine requirements may not lead to significantly higher uptakes in such countries.

Source: CNN October 01, 2021 06:13 UTC