The Ministry of Health, in the next period, is planning a vaccination program for residents of mountainous areas, for the expansion of the vaccination program, COVID-19, as specifically announced on Monday, today in statements to journalists by the Minister, Michalis Hatzipantela, noting at the same time that the objective is to avoid complacency and not to take strict measures.
Responding to questions about the low rate of vaccination for the coronavirus, he said that, following this finding, the Ministry is moving forward with new promotional actions in the coming weeks to inform the public about the need for vaccination. The aim, as he said, is “to call again on the world to be vaccinated with both the flu vaccine and the vaccine for COVID-19”.
To a journalist's question, the Minister replied that the main argument for the necessity of vaccination, is not to risk entering hospitals. “At the moment the picture is not alarming, but let's not get to alarming pictures in order to vaccinate,” he added, answering whether the hospitalizations of patients with COVID-19 present a worrying picture.
The vaccinations planned in mountainous areas will be announced in the coming days, said Mr. Hatzipantela. He explained that these vaccinations will concern COVID-19, but thoughts are being made to include the flu vaccine as well. “This year the vaccines have arrived on time and flu vaccinations have already started and the response is increased,” he added, since, according to the data available to the Ministry, flu vaccinations since October have exceeded 75,000.
For the fifth installment of the vaccines for COVID-19, Mr. Hadjipantela said that within a few days an announcement will be issued again, so that the world knows who the beneficiaries of the fifth installment are.
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Asked if the meetings with the Advisory Committee are continuing, he said that after last week's meeting, “what was agreed upon at that meeting will be implemented and depending on the numbers we will see in the next few days.” He concluded that “our goal is not to implement strict measures, but to ensure that there is no complacency and that people do the obvious”.
