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People of any age who have been administered the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be able to register online for the booster shot as of November 5, Primary Health Care Secretary General Marios Themistocleous said on Tuesday. During a briefing, Themistocleous said the only prerequisite is that two months have …

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The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Tuesday that “blood clots should be listed as a ‘very rare’ side effect of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, but benefits still outweigh risks. According to a statement released on Tuesday afternoon, EMA’s safety committee recommends that a warning of “very rare cases of …

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Greece freezes the administration of Johnson & Johnson vaccines until the decision of the European Medicines  EMA. “The specific vaccine will not administrated  until we have an update from the EMA,” general secretary for Primary Health Care Marios Themistokleous announced on Friday evening. Administration of J&J was scheduled to start …

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The first 33,600 doses of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot vaccine will be delivered to Greece on Wednesday. The country expects 1.3 million doses of vaccine from Johnson & Johnson by June. According to state-run news agency amna, the company had confirmed that it intended to deliver 55 million doses of …

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Johnson & Johnson is pushing back the EU rollout of its single-dose vaccine following reports of blood clots. Previously, US authorities had urged a pause on use of the vaccine. In Greece, authorities had said that J&J would deliver 33,600 doses on Wednesday, April 14, and that the vaccines would …

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Greece’s health authorities announced on Monday the vaccination schedule for several age groups and people with underlying health problems (Category B). The online platform will open for these groups from April 16.. At the same time, vaccination of those aged 60-64 extends to other vaccines than only with AstraZeneca. Vaccines …

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