Greece’s Health Minister sets goal for all adults to be vaccinated by July

·

Greek Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias expressed confidence in Greece’s accelerated national vaccination program, expecting all adults to be vaccinated by July.

Over 100,000 inoculations were reached on Wednesday, with the minister saying that some 2.5 million vaccine doses are expected to be administered in the month of May.

“The target is to have vaccinated all adults by the end of June to the start of July,” the minister declared.

A nurse prepares a vaccine prior to the vaccination of elderly people at a nursing house in Athens, Monday, Jan. 4, 2021. Vaccinations were expanded from 9 to 50 hospitals nationwide on Monday. (Louisa Gouliamaki/Pool via AP)

The Health Minister added that that there has been no delays in the delivery of the vaccine, with the introduction of the single shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine accelerating the process, despite still being used in smaller quantities.

The country has already received 33,600 doses of the single-dose vaccine. 

Greece confirmed 3,421 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, with 9 of these identified at entry points to the country.

There are also 83 deaths recorded in the last 24 hours, bringing the total of pandemic victims to 10,847. Of these, 95.3 percent had an underlying condition and/or were 70 years old or older.

Advertisement

Share:

KEEP UP TO DATE WITH TGH

By subscribing you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Advertisement

Latest News

Hellenic Horizons: Greek Festival of Sydney and The Greek Herald to hold IWD event

The Greek Festival of Sydney and The Greek Herald are holding their annual International Women’s Day event on Sunday, March 16.

Australian Femicide Watch holds vigil in Victoria to honour women killed in 2025

I often hear the phrase “how many more women?” A more important question is, “how many more men will murder women before Australia wakes up?”

Sydney Olympic FC’s 2025 season launch: Passion, history and high hopes

On Monday, February 10, the presentation of the men's and women's teams of Sydney Olympic achieved great success.

Leonidas Vlahakis’ Antipodes: Confessions of a festival fan

Melbourne's most loved Antipodes Festival is just around the corner, and anticipation is building for a celebration of all things Greek.

Mia Tzannes explores identity and twinship in ARTEXPRESS 2025 exhibition

ARTEXPRESS 2025 is a vibrant exhibition celebrating the outstanding artworks of Year 12 visual arts students from across NSW.

You May Also Like

Federal Labor Leader Anthony Albanese meets with Archbishop Makarios of Australia

Federal Labor Leader, Anthony Albanese, paid a visit to the headquarters of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia on Wednesday.

Eleni Glouftsis on kicking through boundaries to become the AFL’s first female field umpire

“I just loved football and being part of the game.” In 2017, Eleni Glouftsis made AFL history as the first ever female field umpire.

Skeleton discovered in Pompeii shows first evidence of Greek language

An inscription of the tomb suggests its owner, a freed slave named Marcus Venerius Secundio, helped organise performances in Greek Pompeii.