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The first vaccines will have arrived in Greece by the end of the year, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during his introductory speech at the Council of Ministers meeting, stressing, however, that vaccination will not be mandatory for citizens.
“We estimate that the first vaccines will have reached Greece if, as we hope, they are approved by the competent European bodies before the end of the year,” said the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister noted that the situation is slightly better. “Now we have, in addition to the reduction of cases and the first indications that the pressure on the National Health System in northern Greece is beginning to gradually decrease.”
He noted that we still have some difficult days ahead of us and as the debate on how to get out of the strict restrictions will begin soon, I want to emphasize once again that we must not talk about dates, we must talk about data. “
“We must be careful in the decisions we have to make, taking into account the suggestions of experts. Our path may seem slower, but it will be safer and safer.” And above all, it must be a smooth path, “added the Mr. Mitsotakis.
“The goal is specific: to get as many healthy Greeks as possible to get the vaccine. This will be judged by the lowest possible losses we have had so far and this in turn will be judged by the highest possible consistency that we all show now.
“We estimate that the first vaccines will have reached Greece if, as we hope, they are approved by the competent European Bodies before the end of the year,” said the Prime Minister.
The whole position of the prime minister
“We have a very rich agenda for our ordinary Council of Ministers and that is why I decided not to do injustices with issues that are extremely important this time for the November Council of Ministers, which will be held in two meetings. So today we will cover half of the agenda, the scheduled one, and next Monday, at the same time, the other half, there will be another Council of Ministers just before Christmas to cover the December delay.
It is clear, of course, that today is still largely determined by developments in the fight against COVID-19. You know that on Saturday we were in Thessaloniki together with the Minister of Health. The situation is slightly better. Now we have, in addition to the reduction in cases, and the first signs that the pressure on the National Health System in northern Greece is beginning to gradually decrease. But we have no doubt that we still have a few difficult days ahead of us and as the debate on how to get out of the strict restrictions will begin soon, I want to emphasize once again that we must not talk about dates. we have to talk with data. These determine our policy. The most important fact that we must evaluate at this juncture are the capabilities of the National Health System.
Therefore, I must emphasize that in the decisions that we have to make, taking into account the suggestions of the experts, we must be careful. Our path may seem slower, but it will be safer and safer. And above all, it must be a smooth path. Let me emphasize once again that the best support of all of us in the great fight that our health workers are giving, especially in northern Greece, is to do the obvious, to continue with absolute dedication to listen to the orders of the experts.
Individual responsibility, individual responsibility is no longer an invocation, it is a duty to ourselves and to all our fellow citizens. The objective is specific: to get as many healthy Greeks as possible to receive the vaccine. This will be judged by the lowest possible losses that we have had thus far and this in turn will be judged by the highest possible consistency that we all show now. We and you are called to serve these directions in your Ministries, in supervised Organizations, in all fields of our action, but also with our daily example.
You know that the Ministry has already prepared a very detailed plan for the mass vaccination process of the entire Greek population. There will be a very comprehensive public awareness campaign on the need to vaccinate as many of our fellow citizens as possible. The vaccine, as we have said many times, will be free. Vaccination will obviously not be mandatory, but that is why it is so important to win the battle of public opinion, about how necessary it is for everyone to be vaccinated, always obeying the indications and indications given by the Vaccination Committee. We estimate that the first vaccines will have reached Greece if, as we hope, they are approved by the competent European organizations before the end of the year.
Two words about our meeting today. The issues that we will discuss raise this option that we have defended many times: responding to today’s needs, putting tomorrow’s reforms in motion. I consider the initiative of the Ministry of Development and Investments to further simplify the licensing of business activities to be extremely important. However, we will discuss other very important issues, such as two legislative initiatives of the Ministry of Health regarding the ratification of donation contracts to the National Health System, demonstrating once again the importance of this Public-Private Alliance with Society. of the Citizens, so that together we can strengthen the National Health System. We will discuss the critical transformation plan of the Hellenic Post. The Minister of the Environment will present the ambitious National Reforestation Plan, in order to reforest more than 500,000 acres in the next five years. And of course Mr. Pierrakakis will also present the Digital Transformation Bible, a very important text, which is not limited to general formulations and abstract objectives, but rather identifies with absolute clarity those critical works that will allow us to win the great bet of the digital transformation of the country ”.
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