Covid-19 vaccination of refugees and migrants staying in camps on the islands of the eastern Aegean will start in May, Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis said on Sunday. In an interview with state-run news agency amna, he added that “he sees no reason” to do it earlier.
Mitarakis said that the number of migrants who have the right to be vaccinated “is still small,” since the majority of the residents in the camps are young or middle-aged.
“Data shows that the migration camps are not facing an issue of morbidity or spread of Covid-19 and thus do not fall into any special category. This concerns both the employees and residents of these structures, who will be vaccinated, in turn, based on age, along with the general population,” he said.
When vaccinations started for the 80-85 age group, authorities registered eleven residents in camps across the country who qualified, most of whom did not want to receive the jab, the minister added.
That’s ok then! I am 74 and still have no idea when I will get vaccinated!
Pity they can’t vaccinate the people in Athens without AMKA numbers, who are permanent residents here.