Greeks Under 64 Years of Age Will Receive AstraZeneca Vaccine
February 5, 2021
It was announced on Friday that the Astra Zeneca vaccine will be given to Greek citizens under the age of 64. Credit: Greek government
A meeting of Greece’s National Vaccination Committee resulted in a unanimous vote to go forward with administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to citizens up to 64 years of age.
The meeting was followed by statements by the president of the National Vaccination Committee Maria Theodoridou and the general secretary of Primary Health Care Marios Themistokleous.
Theodoridou stated “the National Vaccination Committee has reviewed in detail all available data regarding the safety and efficacy of the Oxford / AstraZeneca vaccine, following the recent approval of the vaccine by the European Medicines Agency for use in people 18 years of age and older, and in view of the possibility of its availability in Greece in the near future.”