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Vaccination against the coronavirus begins on December 27 in the reference hospitals in Greece, which by the end of March will have received 1,265,550 doses of the Pfizer / BioNTech vaccine.
The president of the National Vaccination Committee, Maria Theodoridou, and the secretary general of Primary Health Care, Marios Themistokleous, released the detailed planning for the distribution, storage and administration of the vaccine, which received the final green light for its distribution. in all EU countries.
Greece’s vaccine roadmap
“The vaccines will be stored in special places. The Greek government has secured five of those places.” All the specifications will be observed in the distribution, “Marios Themistokleous said, announcing that the Ministry of National Defense will participate in the transfer to remote areas.
On December 26, Greece will receive the first batch of 9,750 doses of the vaccine. The first to be vaccinated will be, for symbolic reasons, a nurse and an elderly person. 250 health professionals will follow on December 27 in the 5 reference hospitals in Attica (Evangelismos, Attikon, Thriasio, Asklipieio Voulas, Sotiria).
On December 27, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be vaccinated.
On December 28, the vaccines will be distributed at the AHEPA hospital in Thessaloniki and at the university hospitals in Larissa, Ioannina and Patras.
By December 30, Greece will receive the first large batch of vaccines (83,850 doses), 429,000 doses at the end of January and 333,450 doses at the end of February. Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccine doses will be added in January.
In the second ten days of January, the vaccination platform for the general population is expected to come into operation.
In January, it is estimated that the vaccination will be completed in the SNA and in the Elderly Units, while the administration of the coronavirus vaccine will have started to people aged 85 years and over.
By the end of March, our country will have received 1,265,550 doses of the Pfizer vaccine.
Who will get vaccinated first?
The first group to get vaccinated are healthcare workers, who are constantly exposed to the virus and are therefore three times more likely than the general population. They will be followed by the elderly who are housed in structures such as nursing homes and closed structures for the chronically ill and people with other problems.
Regarding the vaccination of the general population, based on the planning so far, the dating platform is expected to open in the second ten days of January.
How the age groups will be divided
According to the Deputy Minister of Digital Government, Grigoris Zarifopoulos, together with health workers, priority will be given to older people, starting with those who are housed in structures.
As he explained, the intangible prescription will be used and through AMKA the age division will be made. The first phase will refer to those over 85 years old, while the group over 75 years old will follow and so on.
The first group to be vaccinated will include those with underlying diseases (dialysis, transplantation, etc.).
How to make an appointment
The immediate launch of the emvolio.gov.gr platform is expected, through which an appointment for the vaccine can be scheduled. The appointment will be made in this way, it is from natural points (for example, by appointment in pharmacies). From the platform, the public can be informed of everything that has to do with vaccination. For the general population, the platform will open in the second ten days of January.
Regarding the appointment process, citizens will receive SMS through the intangible prescription system. With this message they will be informed about the day, time and vaccination center they should go to. Citizens must confirm the appointment and then present themselves for the vaccination. In the event that for any reason the appointment does not serve someone, you must request a new one, either by entering the corresponding platform emvolio.gov.gr or by contacting KEP or your neighborhood pharmacy.
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