Vaccination policy
Concern over increased cases of strep and measles - Symptoms and complications
23 deaths in Greece from streptococcus, 11 of the victims are minors - Health authorities are alert to cover the vaccination and immunity gap
Health Ministry sets up task force to boost measles vaccination
The Health Ministry has set up a task force to increase the number of people getting vaccinated against measles, and is preparing an information and vaccination campaign in regions with low inoculation rates, following an outbreak in Romania, and other European countries.
Adonis: Health Ministry plans vaccination campaign amid winter surge
Greece's Health Ministry plans to carry out a campaign to promote vaccination against Covid-19, Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis said Wednesday amid a surge of infections this winter.
Annual Covid vaccine under consideration
Scientists are debating whether or not to provide an additional dose of the Covid-19 vaccination to members of vulnerable groups in the fall.
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Greece joins ‘Big Catch-Up’
Greece has joined the "Big Catch-Up" campaign led by the World Health Organization to counter a slump in vaccinations since the Covid-19 pandemic.
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The European Commission has Called For a New Vaccination Campaign against COVID-19
The European Commission has called on EU countries to plan vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 in the autumn as a precaution before new waves of infection are expected after temperatures drop.
Freedom Convoy: Resignation in Ottawa, Canada eases COVID measures
The chief of police in the Canadian capital Ottawa resigned 19 days after the start of the occupation of the center by the Freedom Convoy - the protest of truck drivers against the mandatory vaccination.
The resignation came after serious criticism over a prolonged blockade that halted traffic and hampered trade with the United States.
Turning point on compulsory vaccination; "If experts say, we will listen"
"If the experts of the commission that the government is supposed to appoint decide to cancel the compulsory vaccination, we will listen to that," he said.
Nehammer said that the law is constantly being analyzed, which is required by the governors of the provinces.
Canada: The “Freedom Rally” is rolling through Toronto & here’s what you need to know
Massive protests against mandatory vaccination throughout Canada
Shock! 200.000
The German "Robert Koch Institute for Infectious Diseases" reported 203.136 positive tests in the last 24 hours, which is 69.600 cases more than on the same day a week ago, Reuters reports. The seven-day incidence per 100.000 people rose to 1.017 from 941 the previous day, while 188 people died. Thus, the number of deaths has increased to 117.314 since the outburst of the pandemic.
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