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The situation that the country is experiencing in the face of the enormous threat of the pandemic is critical, said Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias, highlighting the enormous pressure it receives on the health system and calling for the continuation of the effort and compliance with protection measures. .
“The spread of the coronavirus affects us all and puts pressure on the national health system. The whole of northern Greece is in” red “, while Professor Sotiris Tsiodras, as the minister said, called for a special emphasis on the areas: Grevena, Pella, Drama, Pieria, Larissa, Florina, Halkidiki and Evros.
“The outlook for Europe is amazing, we are luckier and better than the vast majority of European countries,” he said, calling for the effort to continue over the next few weeks and months so that we can achieve it. as he said, “nobody wants to see images that prevail in other countries, in rich and powerful systems that cannot serve the world.”
He even mentioned that a deputy commander of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is intubated in a hospital in Thessaloniki. Citizens are being evaluated, the health system is under pressure. stressed.
Hospital care for covid-19 has not decreased, it is the same as last week. It has not increased in the last three days, but the cases are worrying, said Mr. Kikilias and called on everyone to respect and support the efforts of doctors and nurses in hospitals. He reiterated the pressure he receives not only in northern Greece, but also in the health system in general and stressed that “now we are a Health Region, one helps and supports the other.” He added that the example of the Cretan nurses who will take a job tomorrow at “Ippokratio” in Thessaloniki will be followed by other health professionals.
“I am convinced that if we can discipline and respect the measures, we will succeed,” he said.
National vaccination coverage plan for covid-19
According to the minister, the prime minister instructed that an operational plan for vaccination coverage for covid-19 be prepared early, so that when the vaccines arrive, citizens are vaccinated in a safe, organized and prioritized manner.
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When presenting the national vaccination coverage plan for covid-19, the minister initially emphasized that vaccines save lives. All flu and COVID vaccines will be free.
The supply of vaccines will be central from the EU, which will supply 1,100 million doses. All EU countries will receive the vaccines at the same time, the proportion will be the same, depending on the population of each country, and the price will be the same for the countries.
The EU has negotiated with six companies (AstraZeneca, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi-GSK, Pfizer-BioTech, CureVac, Moderna) and has signed agreements with 4 companies. The Minister explained that the vaccines will arrive from the Greek production companies, in the central warehouses of the Member States. From there, they will safely reach the vaccination centers where the population will be vaccinated.
In 1,018 centers 2,117,440 vaccinations per month
In Greece there will be 1,018 vaccination centers where 2,117,440 of our fellow citizens will be vaccinated per month. There will be two shifts at the vaccination centers, morning and afternoon, and they will work six days a week, not Sundays. It is estimated that each of our fellow citizens will need about 10 minutes to get vaccinated. If more vaccines arrive in our country, there will be further development of the government plan to develop more vaccination centers, said the minister.
Primary Health Care is also participating in the fight against the pandemic and, as the Minister said, tests for covid-19 are now being carried out in Health Centers and the APS will also support the vaccination effort.
Health workers will be vaccinated first, then vulnerable groups and then the general population. The citizen must make an appointment either by sending SMS, online or by phone.
The minister clarified that the vaccination of guests in nursing homes will be carried out on the 65 KOMY of EODY and will last 10 days. Vaccination of refugee-immigrants (34 Refugee Accommodation Centers, 6 Reception-Identification Centers and 8 Pre-departure Centers) will be carried out by EODY medical staff. At this point, he noted that the opposition parties’ proposals were accepted. “With sympathy, transparency and the right pace, we will continue to inform all parties and society.”
In the 35 penitentiary establishments the vaccination will be carried out by the health personnel of the health units.
It is important to understand the developments, said the minister. Many vaccines are in the production process. “Every day we hear positive messages about the results of the vaccine,” he said, adding that the vaccine is an important milestone, but we must be careful, respect our neighbor, be patient.
I am convinced that we can do it and gradually start vaccinating our fellow citizens, so that we can build immunity and get back to normal. “Along with this will be the mask, caution, respect for the elderly and vulnerable groups. Never forget. The planet lives a great adventure. The observance of the measures will have a positive result for us ”, he stressed.
He concluded by saying that at the beginning of the pandemic, what was necessary in the health system became possible, and now “we are doing what at first seemed impossible. “The NSS is enduring, it is still here,” said Mr. Kikilias and asked everyone to help the people of the NSS “so that they can succeed and offer us the good of public health and care.”
Finally, he mentioned that there is a need for blood in the country’s hospitals and called sending a message and code 1 to 13033 who can donate blood.
Source: skai.gr
