[ad_1]
Shortly after 7 a.m., the first batch of 9,750 doses of Covid-19 vaccines from Pfizer-BioΝTech arrived at a central pharmacy in Attica.
The vaccines were delivered to the storage area under draconian high security measures in the presence of the Deputy Minister of Civil Protection and Crisis Management, Nikos Hardalia, the Deputy Minister of Health, Vassilis Kontozamanis and the General Secretary of Primary Health Care, Marios Themistos.
The “Operation” Freedom “has begun, the vaccines have already been in our country since last night, at the same time the missions have begun with all the countries of the European Union.” Tomorrow, with a plan and an organization, the first vaccinations will begin in our country so that we can win this battle against the pandemic and get our lives back, “said Secretary General of Primary Health Care and Chief of Operation Eleftheria Marios Themistocleous.
Early in the morning, men from the police, firefighters and the army were on the scene to complete the process safely. The truck, accompanied by a strong police force and a large convoy, arrived at the pharmacies while all the prescribed protocols were observed.
The Ministry of Civil Protection and Civil Protection are responsible for all aspects related to the safety of storage in storage centers, distribution and storage of vaccines in Vaccination Centers.
The vaccines are stored in special and specialized areas that meet all the specifications for the storage of medicines. They are equipped with deep-frozen refrigerators, as storage conditions of -70 to -80 ° C are required. All storage, distribution and control coordination is carried out by the Ministry of National Defense, which will also be involved in long-distance transportation. areas of our country and remote islands.
The first vaccines on December 27
In five Hospitals in Attica, “O Evangelismos”, “I Sotiria”, “Attikon”, “Thriasio” and “Asklipieio” Voula, vaccinations of health workers against Covid-19 will begin tomorrow.
An ICU nurse and a guest in an Elderly Unit will be the first to be vaccinated.
On the same day, Sunday, December 27, the symbolic vaccines of the President of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of Parliament, the secretary of Day 25, the president of the National Vaccination Committee, the representative of the Ministry of Health for the new coronavirus, the GEETHA and the Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios, representing the Archbishop of Athens and all of Greece Mr. Ieronymos.
The detailed schedule of tomorrow’s first vaccinations is as follows:
13:00 Efstathia Kampisiouli, ICU nurse at Hospital Evangelismos
13:30 Michalis Giovanidis, guest at the Evangelismos Hospital Elderly Unit
14:00 President of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou at the Evangelismos Hospital
14:30 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at Attikon Hospital
14:45 Professor of Pathology-Infectious Diseases Sotiris Tsiodras at Attikon Hospital
15:00 The President of Parliament Konstantinos Tassoulas at the Evangelismos Hospital
15:30 Secretary Mera25 Yanis Varoufakis at the Hospital Evangelismos
16:00 President of the National Vaccination Committee Maria Theodoridou at the Evangelismos Hospital
16:30 Chief of General Staff Konstantinos Floros at the Evangelismos Hospital
17:00 Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios Hierotheos at the Evangelismos Hospital
On Monday, December 28, SYRIZA President Alexis Tsipras will be vaccinated at Evangelismos Hospital at 11:45 a.m., Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias at 12:15 p.m. and Secretary General of Primary Health Care Marios Themistokleous at 12:45.
By December 30, we will unexpectedly receive the first large batch of Pfizer 83,850 doses of vaccine. Pfizer vaccine deliveries for our population, according to the Central European agreement, are 429,000 doses at the end of January and another 333,450 doses at the end of February.
By the end of March, we will have received 1,265,550 contributions from a single company, Pfizer-BioNTech. These fees are expected to be added in January, once approved by both Moderna and AstraZeneca. The number of available vaccines is expected to increase gradually.
Prioritization of vaccinations in specific population groups
Since vaccine deliveries will be gradual, it was deemed necessary to prioritize vaccines in specific population groups. According to the National Vaccination Committee, health and social services staff will be vaccinated first, then residents and nursing home staff, residents, patients, and staff of chronic care structures and rehabilitation centers, priority staff for critical government functions. people 85 and older, then people 80 and older, 75 and older, 70 and older, and then the general population.
Citizens can check if they belong to any of the priority groups in the following ways:
By entering the AMKA and your name on the website http://emvolio.gov.gr and the web / mobile application.
Sending a text message (SMS) to the 5-digit code for exclusive use (13034).
Appointment scheduling
As of January 2021, citizens can schedule their vaccination appointment, in the following ways:
“Our Thanos”, a NEWS247 documentary about the great Thanos Mikroutsikos, through the eyes and souls of 20 of his own people. Singers, directors, writers, politicians, musicians, describe, remember, paint with words and soul, the portrait of Thanos. Coming on Monday 12/28 on NEWS247.
After connecting with the TAXIS data on the website emvolio.gov.gr.
Confirming the proposed appointment by text message (SMS) in the 5-digit code for exclusive use (13034).
For citizens who are not familiar with technological means, visiting the KEP or pharmacies. The citizen will receive the unique code-number of the appointment, as well as the QR Code, depending on the way the appointment is scheduled. It is observed that by dating app, repeat vaccination is planned at the same time.
Appointment reminder
Three days before the date of the appointment, the citizen will receive an email and SMS reminder of the day and time of the appointment along with a link to the website that has the appropriate general preparation instructions (for example, have no fever , have the code, etc.), but also specific instructions depending on the vaccine to be used.
Vaccination
The citizen delivers the appointment code-number or the QR code and the identifying element (identity card, passport, etc.) to the Vaccination Center staff.The staff, using the appointment application on the tablets, will scan the QR code or it will search for the appointment based on the code number and confirm it. Subsequently, the questionnaire prior to the required vaccination will be answered, which will include both general and specific questions depending on the vaccine to be administered. Based on the answers to the questions, and after the doctor evaluates the clinical picture, decides whether to proceed with the vaccination and prescribes. Likewise, the Vaccination Center enters the details of the vaccine packaging in the electronic application, which was used for the vaccination of the citizen. In this way, the traceability and pharmacovigilance process is enhanced.
Commission President: “A European Success Story”
With a new message, the Commission President reflects the optimism that exists with vaccination in the EU to start soon. Ursula von der Leyen emphasizes that it is “a European success story”. Its publication is accompanied by snapshots of the pandemic and excerpts from the speeches of the President of the European Commission describing the path that the EU has taken until vaccines are available to European citizens. In particular, Ms Von der Leyen notes: “The coronavirus changed our lives and brought tragedies.
But now there is hope. The European Union has invested in research and development of vaccines against COVID19. We have secured quotas for our entire population.
Vaccination will begin soon. A European Success Story “.
Read the news from Greece and the world, with the reliability and validity of News247.gr
window.fbLoaded = $.Deferred();
window.fbAsyncInit = function(){ FB.init({ appId: "767480436596774", xfbml: true, version: "v3.3" }); window.fbLoaded.resolve(); };
(function(d, s, id){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/all.js"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));
[ad_2]