Covid-19 related news
The vaccination appointment platform for booster shots for 50-59 years old with underlying health conditions opens on 10th October :
People aged 50-59 years old who are in the high-risk category will be able to book an appointment for their Covid-19 booster shot on the emvolio.gov.gr platform as of this Sunday, the general secretary for primary healthcare, Marios Themistokleous announced today.
Six months need to have elapsed from the completion of the initial vaccination against Covid-19, health authorities note.
According to government spokesperson Yannis Economou vaccinations of a third dose against coronavirus for everyone will be possible by the end of the year.
Economou also underlined that the relevant discussion is underway in the committee of health experts, and added – referring to the announcements of freedoms for vaccinated people that are expected to be made by the health minister – that vaccinated citizens who are protected against the disease are and should be entitled to have full privileges for a normal life.
(tornosnews.gr 6th October)
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Anti- vaxxers spreading fake news about science
As Greece struggles to get its vaccination rate above 60%, an anti-vax group calling itself “Indigenous Greeks” is challenging science while lobbying against state legislation on requirements for attending public schools.
A 30-minute video posted on Facebook on 23rdAugust, a mix of misinformation, conspiracy theories and nationalist rhetoric, has racked up about 7,000 hits. The speakers challenge the mandate of the country’s political representatives and state institutions, while urging people to disobey Covid rules.
“We rule this country, we own this land,” one of them claims in the video.
Members of the group embrace QAnon conspiracy theories. Some are believed to have ties to Artemis Sorras, the founder of the ultra-nationalist fringe movement Convention of Greeks, who is serving a six-year prison sentence for attempting to defraud the state. They deny the allegation.
(ekathimerini.com/news/ 4th October)
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