Sotiris Tsiodras
Expert points to measles to stress need for vaccines
Vaccine skepticism is expected to have an adverse impact on the country's overall inoculation program and public health, warned Sotiris Tsiodras, the head of the Hellenic Society for Infectious Diseases.
Coronavirus: New study by Tsiodras – Lytras – Vaccination prevented almost 20,000 deaths
About 20,000 deaths from complications of Covid-19 were prevented by vaccination against the coronavirus infection, according to a new pre-published study by professors Sotiris Tsiodras and Theodoros Lytras, conducted during the period 11 January 2020 - 8 December 2021.
New study shows that without vaccination 8,400 more people would have died in Greece during pandemic
In a nationally televised briefing today, Professor of Epidemiology Sotiris Tsiodras presented the findings of a large-scale study that he conducted on the impact of the vaccination rollout in Greece on the number of COVID-19 deaths and ICU admissions and intubations.
The Holy Synod’s Encyclical on COVID-19 and its impact
By Ioannis Konidaris*
On Sunday, 25 July all Orthodox Churches around Greece were sent an Encyclical issued by the Holy Synod with the heading "To the People [Congregation]" with the purpose, according to the report of a creditable daily, "to mobilise priests and the people to be vaccinated".
EU Summit: Delta Mutation Alarm – Travel Restrictions if Cases Increase
Europe has sounded the alarm for the coronavirus Delta mutation, which appears to have become a summer threat, raising additional concerns among tourism and travel professionals.
Having first hit India and neighboring countries hard, now the new mutation is beginning to spread to Europe.
COVID-19 Delta variant ‘orange alert’ from Tsiodras, what was discussed with Hardalias
The Greek Health Ministry and the Civil Protection bureau issued a COVID-19 orange alert (moderate risk) today after the appearance and expected spread of the more transmissible Delta variant, which was isolated in India, especially on the island of Crete, which has the most confirmed cases.
Tsiodras holds telephone call with Israeli inventor of promising Covid-19 drug
Infectious diseases expert Sotiris Tsiodras, one of the government's top scientific advisers on fighting Covid-19, on Friday held a telephone call with Prof. Nadir Arber, the Israeli inventor of a promising drug against the virus.
During his recent visit to Israel, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis offered to have a hospital in Greece take part in clinical trials.
Emergency meeting on hard lockdown for Attica called by PM
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is convening an emergency meeting of key government officials on Tuesday to discuss concerns about a spike in coronavirus cases in the Greek capital and recommendations for a hard lockdown similar to that imposed last spring.
Daily infection rate remains above 1,000
With daily cases of the coronavirus reaching quadruple digits consistently this week, especially in large urban areas, a subcommittee of epidemiologists which convened Thursday suggested the inclusion of Thessaloniki in the country's red zones - high-risk areas - along with Attica and Patra.
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Health expert says Covid variants will prevail in Attica
The government's chief scientific advisor on Covid-19, Sotiris Tsiodras, told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday that the new variants of the coronavirus will be the ones that prevail in the region of Attica.