Greece will not administer AstraZeneca vaccine to over 65s
February 5, 2021
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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 the AstraZeneca vaccine to citizens 18 to 64 years old was decided unanimously by the National Vaccination Committee.
The Committee reportedly recommends a period of 12 weeks between the first and the second dose.
these recommendations may be modified due to latest data.
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.”
Photo source: @PrimeministerGR
Greece’s first vaccinations against the coronavirus (Covid-19) were performed in reference hospitals of Attica on Sunday, in accordance with the Greek government’s vaccination operation dubbed
“Eleftheria”.
The country’s vaccinations were in line with the EU Vaccination Days, which sees the first Europeans being vaccinated on the same days (December 27, 28 and 29).
European Commission President
Ursula von der Leyen on Sunday tweeted:
“Today the first Europeans are getting vaccinated against COVID-19. I’m touched to see people taking the vaccine everywhere across the EU. From Madrid to Paris, Athens to Riga. First we protect the more vulnerable. Soon we’ll have enough doses for all of us.”