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Tuesday 8 December 2020, 12:40
“If the existing vaccination plan for the population in Greece is implemented within the first half of 2021, in theory we will have full immunity in the summer,” said EOF President Dimitris Filippou, explaining that from the moment it was vaccinate first, it will take a month to gain immunity.
Speaking to SKAI, Mr. Filippou emphasized that if this plan is implemented again, “it will take many months” until there is immunity.
Regarding the approval process of the vaccine, the president of the EOF stated that it is a central process by the EMA, then it reaches the national organizations of each country that determine the form of disposal, that is, where it will go and where it will go. how it will be distributed and the conditions are determined. restrictions imposed by each country.
Mr. Filippou emphasized that EOF is ready. “It is a process that has been going on for a long time. It is not happening now and we are in constant communication with the European Medicines Agency. We already know that from the end of December the decision for approval by the EMA will be made, so within 24 hours the mechanisms will be those who should be – even if it is the New Year – to quickly make the decision on the mode of disposal.
Regarding when the decision will be made and made available in Greece, Mr Filippou stressed that, based on the information available from the European Medicines Agency, the decision is considered to be made on December 3, 10 days: the marketing approval of the vaccine. it will be Pfizer’s first and there will be more. “Once this is done, it will take a couple of days for the procedure to be carried out, and he added at the national level, and then begin its distribution with the perspective of starting vaccination in the first 15 days of January.”
Regarding whether the vaccine is safe, he said that approval is not a simple process and that is why the EMA has been delayed. “EMA is a meticulous safety organization.” The main thing is that the vaccine is safe and that the EMA will make sure of that. ”
Regarding the approval given earlier in Britain, he said that each drug organization follows its own criteria and that the Greek organization follows European criteria that have not been refuted so far.
