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And all of a sudden, somehow “abruptly”, daily infections in Greece climbed to four-digit level on Saturday, when health authorities announced 1,001 new coronavirus cases. Recorded Covid-related deaths in the last 24 hours are 9 and while the number of intubated Covid-patients in hospitals Intensive Care Units stands at 177. …

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Government officials have said they are studying options to expand Greece’s vaccine program to teenagers 15-17 years old once the receive the green light by health experts. Greece will start vaccinating teenagers once it gets the go-ahead from experts, a government spokesperson said on Thursday, after Athens earlier this week …

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With threats, punishment, insane measures and authoritarianism the Greek government tries to “convince” the country’s citizens to get vaccinated. Ministers rule out new lockdown claiming “economic disaster for the country” and a series of punitive measures such as lay-offs and exclusion from state support aid. In addition, the government plans …

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Greek opposition parties slammed Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for granting 150 euros to the country’s youth as an incentive to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance accused Mitsotakis of attempting to bribe young people and asked him to stop dividing the citizens with privileges for the vaccinated. In …

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Monday that the government grants 150 euros to young people aged 18-25 if they are administered the first dose of a vaccine against Covid-19. The granted amount is ‘digital’ in a form of a prepaid card and to those born 1996-2003 can spend …

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A middle-aged woman in Kalavryta collapsed a died a few minutes after she was administered the second doze of a vaccine against Covid-19. The incident tool place Friday noon, while the 56-year-old woman was in the waiting room of the local hospital waiting for possible reactions to the vaccine. She …

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“If vaccinated citizens reach 80 percent of the population, the pandemic will be over,” heralded one of Greece’s “health experts”, the Development and Investments Minister Adonis Georgiadis. The minister, a graduate from Philosophy Department of the Athens universe and former telemarketer, has probably never heard of Covid-19 variants nor read …

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In an effort to “persuade” more citizens to receive vaccinations against the pandemic, the Greek government has now  called forth the tool of direct threats. Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis went so far on Wednesday to claim that a employer has the right to fire an employee who is not vaccinated. …

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The vaccination of asylum seekers, refugees and migrants in the camps on the islands and the mainland was launched on Thursday.Vaccinations are scheduled to take place twice a week. The vaccinations at the reception facilities at Kara Tepe on the island of Lesvos, VIAL on Chios and Vathy on Samos …

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Inoculating children aged 12-15 against Covid-19 is still under consideration by the National Vaccinations Committee, its head professor Maria Theodoridou said on Monday. The committee’s final decision could concern high-risk children as opposed to all of them, she elaborated. Although not mandatory, vaccination will require parental consent, she added. Citing …

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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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All requests for temporary AMKA have been cleared for Covid-19 vaccination, Panagiotis Arkoumaneas, President of the National Public Health Organizationtold state broadcaster ERT TV on Thursday morning. The government had opened the online platform to provide with “temporary AMKA (social security number)” for the sole purpose of Covid-vaccination foreigners living …

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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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All members of Greece’s Special Units for Disaster Management (EMAK) must be vaccinated against Covid-19 by June 11 or move to other units of the Fire Brigades, the Service leadership has decided. According to an order issued on Tuesday by the Fire Department, firefighters on the emergency units are free …

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Greece proceeds with the vaccination of residents of islands with over 10,000 population, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday. At a teleconference with mayors from 19 islands, the PM said that: all island residents over 18 years old will be vaccinated against Covid-19 with the single-jab vaccine of Johnson …

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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 …

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Greece is among the first countries that will participate in the trials for issuing green digital certificates for vaccination against Covid-19, a senior European Union official said on Friday. The official said the EU countries were divided into three groups based on how technically ready they are to issue certificates, …

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The general secretariat for Primary Health Care announced on Monday the vaccination schedule for the age groups 30-49. At the same time, the Greek National Vaccination Committee recommended that pregnant women or those in process to have children should rather have mRNA technology vaccines rather than AstraZeneca and Johnson & …

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Vaccination of residents on the Cyclades islands of Naxos, Iraklia and Schinousa was launched on Thursday as Greece prepares for the opening of tourism on May 14. Visiting the three islands to watch the procedures, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias said that ” Eleftheria program” aims to vaccinate people not only …

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Greece’s online platform for vaccination appointments opened for citizens aged 55-59 on Wednesday morning. The platform will open for the age group 50-54 on upcoming Saturday, April 24. The online platform is: emvolio.gov.gr Citizens above 60, citizens with underlying diseases of high (group A) and increased (group B) risk and …

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