Maria Theodoridou

The President of the National Vaccination Committee, Maria Theodoridou, urges parents to check their children’s vaccinations – Who is at greater risk?

The ministries of health and of education have launched a push to persuade the parents of school students to vaccinate their children.

The health ministry is poised to open a platform for patients in high-risk groups to make appointments for a third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in September.

With a spate of EU countries having suspended administration of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to inconclusive indications of a possible connection of the vaccine to thrombosis in a minuscule percentage of those who received the vaccine, Greece has said it will continue to use it in its ongoing rollout.

Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias will on Wednesday update Greece's opposition parties on the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic, including progress in the nationwide vaccination program.

Greece launched an online platform on Monday for people to register for vaccinations as authorities prepare to begin rolling out Covid-19 shots for the general public after a first phase of inoculating top priority groups.

The Greek Health Ministry's Immunization Committee is planning to send the World Health Organization (WHO) a letter asking that it clarify its decision last week to list Greece among four European nations - including the Czech Republic, Albania and the United Kingdom - where measles is no longer considered eradicated.