July 28, 2022
CORONAVIRUS
The electronic platform taking applications for a drug that helps prevent Covid-19 in people who are at a particular risk from the disease opened on Thursday. The drug is for patients with severe immune deficiency and for those who cannot be administered the vaccines against the coronavirus. According to the …
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November 10, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The platform to book booster shot for people who got the Pfizer, Moderna or AstraZeneca vaccines will open five and a half months after the second dose, but the jab will be administered after a minimum period of six months, according to a Health Ministry official on Wednesday. Recipients of …
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June 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The Greek National Vaccination Committee has changed its policy and strongly recommends that the AstraZeneca vaccine be administered to persons over the age of 60, its chairwoman Maria Theodoridou said on Monday during a regular coronavirus pandemic briefing. The pediatrician said that AstraZeneca’s vaccine is currently being administered to people …
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June 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s National Vaccination Committee strongly recommend that the AstraZeneca vaccine will not be administered to people under the age of 60, media report on Monday afternoon. The recommendation comes amid fears of rare thrombosis as more and more vaccines become available in the country. The Commission’s recommendation is reportedly said …
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May 31, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Τhe woman from Crete who had suffered thrombosis after vaccination with AstraZeneca has died, the hospital announced on Monday. The previous day, doctors at the General hospital of Heraklio had disconnect her from life supporting machines. They had reportedly informed her family a few days ago that she was brain …
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May 26, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
The President of Greece’s National Vaccination Committee, professor Maria Theodoridou, informed the public on Wednesday evening about the side effects of AstraZeneca vaccine following of 5 cases of TTS syndrome including one death recorded in the country. Despite the concern about the AstraZeneca vaccine and the thrombosis incidents, the National …
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May 25, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
A 63-year-old woman died at the general hospital of Lesvos on Tuesday. She had reportedly developed thrombosis syndrome (TTS) after she was vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine in March. It is the first death following vaccination in the country. According to news website in.gr and other Greek media, the woman …
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May 21, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s National Organization for Medicines (EOF) said in a report that two cases of thrombosis are possibly linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine. According to the provisional report by EOF’s Pharmacovigilance Committee, the cases refer to a 35-year-old man and a 44-year-old woman, both on the island of Crete who developed …
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April 9, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s National Vaccination Committee has announced on Friday that the vaccination program should continue with any available vaccine, including the one of AstraZeneca and for people over 30 years old. The risk of serious infection and death from COVID-19 is far higher than the risk of thrombosis with low platelet …
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March 31, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
A pulmonary edema was the cause of the death of a woman who died short after a vaccine on Tuesday an autopsy has shown. “It is the macroscopic image of an old myocardial infarction and pulmonary edema under further laboratory investigation,” medical examiner Nikos Kalogrias reportedly said on Wednesday. He …
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March 29, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece proceeds with fast pace with the inoculation of citizens and the online platform where citizens aged 65-69 can book an appointment for vaccination against Covid-19 will open on Friday, April 2, 2021, Greece’s health authorities said on Monday. Speaking at the Live Briefing on Monday,health authorities revealed also that …
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March 18, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) announced on Thursday evening that benefits of AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 outweigh risks but also that it is continuing to study possible link with very rare blood clotting disorder. The AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine is “safe and effective” and its benefits outweigh the risks, Europe’s medicines …
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March 16, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece will continue using the AstraZeneca vaccine, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday adding that the “average number of blood clot incidents among vaccinated persons is not higher that the average number among the general population.” Greece’s decision comes after several European countries including Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, the …
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March 14, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Inoculations with AstraZeneca ‘s Covid-19 vaccine should continue on schedule, the National Committee of Vaccinations said on Sunday, addressing concerns over side effects. Responding to reports of “isolated thrombosis and embolism incidents” following inoculations with AstraZeneca’s vaccines, the committee cited the European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee, which said …
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March 4, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
The National Vaccinations Committee is expected to recommend soon vaccination of people over 65 also with the Astrazeneca vaccine, Greece’s Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Wednesday. Three different vaccines against the coronavirus have become available in Greece since vaccinations began two months ago, said National Vaccination Committee President Maria …
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February 5, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED
Greece’s National Vaccination Committee announced on Friday that the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 will not be administered to those over 65 years old. Vaccinations with AstraZeneca in the country are scheduled to begin on February 12, with the first age group to be vaccinated being those 60-64. The administration of …
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