Greek PM: Covid-19 vaccination to begin on 27 December
coronavirus
21 Dec 2020
/ 11:19
ATHENS. First batch of Pfizer vaccine to arrive on 26 December.
Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said, “According to the latest information we have from the European Medicines Agency, approval of the first vaccine is expected, that of Pfizer on December 22. Distribution in Europe will begin shortly thereafter. We estimate that the first batches of the vaccine will arrive in Greece on December 26 and on December 27 we will be able to conduct the first vaccinations at five reference hospitals in Athens and immediately after in Thessaloniki,”
The Prime Minister said that the priority was health care professionals and the elderly living at homes, followed by citizens over 65. He added that the first two people to be inoculated will be a nurse and an elderly resident.
Referring to the fact that Greece will receive fewer batches of the drug, he said that all relevant negotiations are taking place centrally from the European Commission and each country is allocated vaccines proportional to its population.
He once again stressed the importance of the eldest citizens in the country being vaccinated.
“We should know that only when we approach 70 percent vaccination of the entire Greek population will we be able to speak with confidence that we have left the pandemic behind us,” said Mr. Mitsotakis, underlining the importance of mass inoculation against the deadly virus.
He reiterated that there will be safe and secure transportation and storage and speedy transportation of the vaccines to the 1,018 vaccination centres throughout the country.
The Prime Minister said that the priority was health care professionals and the elderly living at homes, followed by citizens over 65. He added that the first two people to be inoculated will be a nurse and an elderly resident.
Referring to the fact that Greece will receive fewer batches of the drug, he said that all relevant negotiations are taking place centrally from the European Commission and each country is allocated vaccines proportional to its population.
He once again stressed the importance of the eldest citizens in the country being vaccinated.
“We should know that only when we approach 70 percent vaccination of the entire Greek population will we be able to speak with confidence that we have left the pandemic behind us,” said Mr. Mitsotakis, underlining the importance of mass inoculation against the deadly virus.
He reiterated that there will be safe and secure transportation and storage and speedy transportation of the vaccines to the 1,018 vaccination centres throughout the country.
