Greece accelerates its vaccination roll out by integrating the Johnson and Johnson vaccine on Wednesday and opening more vaccination centers. However, vaccination levels are still relatively low especially among older Greeks.
Next to vaccination deniers, it should be noted that elderly citizens in the countryside do not have easy access to vaccination centers, many in urban centers have still their appointment for their first jab in May. The health ministry is preparing to start vaccination at home for those who can not move to a center.
The roll out for 30-49 started last week.
The rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid-19 vaccine started in Greece on Wednesday.
According to the head of the National Vaccination Committee Maria Theodoridou, the vaccine is highly effective, over 80% for the prevention of serious disease, above of 90% for the prevention of hospitalization and 100% for the prevention of deaths.
According to the head of the National Vaccination Committee Maria Theodoridou, the vaccine is highly effective, over 80% for the prevention of serious disease, above of 90% for the prevention of hospitalization and 100% for the prevention of deaths.
Meanwhile, the vaccination programme is speeding up with the aim of conducting up to 2.5 million vaccinations this month, and up to 4 million in June.
More vaccination centres will also go into operation as of May 5, so that there are 1,500 in total, while vaccinations will be conducted until midnight.
Currently vaccinations are being carried out to citizens over 30 years old, citizens with underlying health issues, workers in health and education sector.
Those aged 30-44 receive AstraZeneca vaccines, those over 45 receive all four available vaccines Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca and Johnson&Johnson.
So far, a total of 3,201,212 jabs have been administered. 2,237,860 citizens have received the first dose and 1,027,773 (some 10% of the population) both vaccination doses.
What is happening with those who do not have AMKA numbers? We applied weeks ago on the vaccination site and have heard nothing.
Go to your own country to got The vaccine
After countless attempts I finally managed to get an appointment by going to a different pharmacy. but once I have everything in place I will be taking your advice and returning to my own country.
What a ridiculous bigoted comment!
Firstly, nationals from 26 other countries in the EU can come to Greece legally and freely to live or work… Just as Greeks can go to those countries. Maybe some of them haven’t needed AMKA’s until now. I know an elderly German chap who has been here 9 years, married to a Greek woman, own a property and business together etc etc, and he has had to apply for a temporary AMKA because he hasn’t needed one until now.
Until 31st Dec the above was true for UK citizens as well.
Maybe there are Greeks having similar issues in other countries? Do you propose that everyone who lives in a different country to the one they were born in flies back to their native country just to have a vaccine?
Try and *think* before you open your mouth next time
omg . What a thing to say. Can I just say, there are apprix 20,000 UK citizens living in Greece. There are around 300,000 Greeks living in UK. Do you suggest we all swap? What would that solve ??
Hi Paul, go to a local KEP office so they can track it.
where are your date from?
germany is missing completely, data for cyprus are wrong and the overall vacinationrate in EU is allmost the same. According to other sources Greece is doing well so far.. when elderly people come to tabel …what they fear most is not the virus nor the vaccine but your hospitals are maybe the reason. Overcrowded and in a bad condition. And of course fakelaki would still be a problem in Greece. Greek told me so and they hopefully have lied to me. (In the rare cases you need a hospital after vaccination this might become a problem)
source is @ECDC_EU
Accessibility to vaccines is indeed an issue. In the outlying area whare I live, those in the vulnerable group who need to have the Pfizer vaccination have to travel 1h 45 mins, because the local health centre doesn’t stock Pfizer. Another issue is availability of appointments. Some have to wait weeks or even months for an appointment.