The Anorthosis football players were vaccinated on Thursday morning, at the vaccination center in Larnaca Port.
In statements, Dimitris Christoforou, Spokesperson of Anorthosis, stated that “today is an important day in this year's preparation of our team. It is a year for us that will hopefully have many trips and many international obligations “.
There are very strict protocols, he continued, adding that “it is a conscious decision by the football team to proceed with a mass vaccination of players to obtain the green pass” which is very important so that there is no problem in their travels.
The most important thing, he continued, is “to protect them, each one of us and everyone, in a period that we have spent a year and a half of deprivation, prohibitions and restrictions that, as experts say, is the only way to reach the end Street's”.
Asked by a reporter if he believes that vaccination holds a better future, Mr. Christoforou said that “medical science knows the ways in which the pandemic can be completed and this state of emergency experienced by the planet can be considered over. . “Experts have told us that the vaccine and possibly later a specific drug for this disease will be the end of the road whenever we follow in the footsteps of science.”
In another question, whether they missed the presence of spectators on the field, Mr. Christoforou stated that “we miss football because without the people on the field there is no football as we loved it, because we as fans went to the stadium” . He stated that the footballers “loved football as fans. If you ask any footballer he will tell you that you lose the motivation to play if there is no crowd on the field. We already know that 50% of the stadiums will be with fans and we hope that with the vaccination coverage “but also with the whole behavior of the public” we will see the stadiums full again. After all, we built them for them, to fill them “.
Mr. Christoforou said that it is clear that medical science and experts, who know better, have recommended vaccination as the way to reach the end of the road “and I all understand that we must follow in their footsteps”.
The players who have been vaccinated today have been arranged to be given a break, he concluded.
