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V. Kontozamanis’ response to a question this year flu vaccination, during tonight’s regular briefing on the coronavirus.
Usually will also start this year flu vaccination While the additional quantities of vaccines have been secured and will be on time on the shelves of pharmacies, said during the briefing on the course of the coronavirus pandemic in Greece, the Deputy Minister of Health. Vassilis Kontozamanis.
“There is no reason and a mainly scientific reason for vaccination against influenza to begin earlier than in previous years,” emphasized Mr. Kontozamanis and recalled that every year the start of the vaccination period is around mid-October to achieve the best result and to “build the wall of immunity in the population to be safe during the winter”.
In fact, the assistant professor of the Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology of the EKPA Faculty of Medicine and member of the Expert Committee of the Ministry of Health, Gikas Majorkinis He estimated that the spread of the flu this year will be less, since “the measures taken for the new virus also affect the flu, which will be totally manageable.”
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