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A historic day on December 27, 2020 for Greece and the EU as a whole, with the start of the pandemic vaccination. Mass vaccination in our country started from the five reference hospitals in Attica. First of the first the nurse in charge of the ICU of the “Evaggelismos” hospital, Efstathia Kompisiouli, and then he was vaccinated in the same hospital Michalis Giovanidis, 88 from Orestiada de Evros, housed in a Unit for the Aged in Melissia. At noon, in the presence of journalists, the President of the Republic K. Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister K. Mitsotakis, Professor of Infectious Diseases S. Tsiodras, President of Parliament K. Tassoulas, Secretary of MERA25 G. Varoufakis, the president of the National Committee were vaccinated. M. Theodoridou, director of GEETHA K. Floros and the Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Hierotheos, representing the archbishop.
Katerina Sakellaropoulou – This year, science gave us the best gift
Vaccine vaccination sends a special message about the need to participate in the process Republic President, at the “Evangelismos” hospital. Ms Sakellaropoulou immediately after her vaccination pointed out that “this Christmas, science has given us the best gift”, emphasizing that “along with the agony, a smile of optimism can nest. That is why it is very important that we vaccinate the elderly. number of people possible, of course within the program that will be implemented with the instructions of the doctors ”.
As the President pointed out, with the vaccination “we will be able to get out of this adventure, recover our lives, develop our freedom, reciprocate, embrace ours.” At the same time, he said that today Europe has proven to be a community of solidarity and warmly thanked the medical, nursing and all hospital staff.
K. Mitsotakis: For the first time we can be optimistic
The Prime Minister was vaccinated at the “Attikon” Hospital, in the presence of Sotiris Tsiodras, who wore the medical shirt, since it is the hospital where he performs his functions. With the phrase “absolutely painless” or Kyriakos Mitsotakis He sent a first message, while in his statements a little later he stated: “Today is a great day for science and the EU. All Greeks smile at the start of the vaccination operation in our homeland.” Political and state leaders are the first to get vaccinated. The first health workers are also vaccinated with us. We owe them a lot and they have to get vaccinated first to be safe. In the coming months, the goal is to vaccinate the vast majority of the population. As we move forward, these distrustful fellow citizens will become convinced that this is the only way to regain control of our lives, to regain economic activity. To be able to write new pages of optimism in the history of our place again this emblematic year. Happy birthday everyone “.
S. Tsiodras: A historical moment that we all expected and finally arrived
The professor of Pathology-Infectious Diseases also referred to the simple and painless procedure Sotiris Tsiodras, who was vaccinated a few minutes after the prime minister.
Speaking in front of the cameras, Tsiodras said that “the moment that we were all waiting for has finally arrived. It is a historic moment for our country. Along with my own vaccination, the vaccination of the medical personnel of the hospital where I am and of the other hospitals begins.” He remarked that “it is not the end yet. The end will come gradually with the vaccination of more and more.”
K. Tassoulas: science, cooperation and logic won the bet
The President of Parliament was vaccinated at the “Evangelismos” hospital shortly before 3 pm. Konstantinos Tassoulas. In his remarks immediately afterward, he called on all Greek women and men to “enjoy the unprecedented allure of responsibility and freedom that this vaccine guarantees their health. Mr. Tassoulas stressed that “science, cooperation and logic have won the bet. And now, we all have an unprecedented allure, the allure of responsibility to change our lives. The more we take advantage of this collaboration between science and logic, the stronger will be the counterattack of health against this pandemic. “2021 is the year of hope and freedom.”
G. Varoufakis: the vaccine alone is not enough to break free from the pandemic
The first of the political leaders of the opposition parties was vaccinated Giannis Varoufakis.
In a statement shortly after, he stated: “Such a valuable asset for many months will be the privilege of a few. At MERA25 we have been asking the government for months to establish a real public network of Centers, initially testing, vaccination and then Primary Care. Unfortunately, we do not see this, because the vaccine is incredibly important, but it will not immediately rid us of the pandemic and fear of the disease. We need liberation from oligarchic practices. Happy birthday and creative for everyone’s health. “
M. Theodoridou: Today is a day of celebration
At 4 pm in “Evangelismos” the President of the National Vaccination Committee was vaccinated Maria Theodoridou, who in his statements immediately after referred to the need for vaccines. “An act as simple as vaccination is a great step in the fight against the pandemic that plagues us so much. “So today is a day of celebration for all states that are beginning to implement vaccination,” said Ms Theodoridou.
K. Floros: The Armed Forces participate in the operation “Libertad”
The head of GEETHA was vaccinated in “Evangelismos”. Mr. Konstantinos Floros in a statement highlighted, among other things, that the “Libertad” operation is in full swing and the Armed Forces are participating in it. Today I made the start for the Armed Forces and the rest of the hierarchy and the personnel of the Armed Forces follow it.
He also said in a Twitter post that it was “the first step in getting rid of the pandemic and its effects.”
I just got vaccinated against covid-19. Symbolically, I made the start of our Armed Forces. The first dose, the first step to end the pandemic and its effects! The company “ELEFTHERIA” in full swing !!! Good luck!!! pic.twitter.com/NfF4YGU541
– GEN Konstantinos Floros (@ChiefHNDGS) December 27, 2020
Metropolitan Hierotheos: we will free ourselves from the pandemic
Subsequently, the Metropolitan of Nafpaktos and Agios Vlasios was vaccinated in “Evangelismos”, Hierotheos representing Archbishop Jerome. Hierotheos stated that with the vaccination “we will get rid of the pandemic that came and affected us for a year. Freedom to move, to entertain, to go to church, to open the holy temples and have this freedom.”
Operation “Freedom” continues
SYRIZA President Alexis Tsipras is scheduled to be vaccinated on Monday, December 28 in “Evangelisms”. Fofi Gennimata will be vaccinated on January 4, while the general secretary of the KKE will precede her, on December 30. Speaking to ERT, Dimitris Koutsoumbas spoke about the need for mass vaccination. “It is necessary for the entire population to do this, but without being neither hiding nor becoming the alibi of the need for the shield, which exists at the moment, today, now that we are talking about the Public Health System.”
For its part, the list of people who will be vaccinated in the coming days also includes executives of the General Secretariat of the Government (Minister of State George Gerapetritis, Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister and Government Spokesperson Stelios Petsas, Deputy Minister of Deputy Minister Akis Government Project Skertsos, Secretary General of the Prime Minister Grigoris Dimitriadis, General Secretary of Coordination Thanassis Kontogeorgis, General Secretary of Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Stelios Koutnatzis) as well as the leadership of the Ministry of Immigration.
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