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After hearing that some people had been successful in getting their 'flu vaccinations at the General in the last few days we went along today and found several people waiting outside a locked vaccination office. A notice on the door said that breaks are taken between 1000-1030. This was at 11.15. My OH saw another notice in Greek that said (words to the effect) that 'flu vaccinations had finished and would start again early in November.

We're not sure if this was an old notice as we seem to remember this being mentioned on an earlier posting.

Can anyone shed any light on this?

I was told today by the doc. at the chest clinic that the
flu jabs will start again on November 6th when the new
stock of vaccine arrives.

Thanks for that info. I have been there twice recently and found the room locked up. The notice mentioned was on the door the 2nd time. But actually finding out when the next lot of vaccine has actually arrived is more difficult...
News of this must be spread by bush telegraph!

Dee

Some Pharmacies do have the vaccine available at a small cost, maybe worth getting it from them..no doubt they have not run out.

Thanks memory man, much appreciated.

I went again to the General and the Flu Clinic today. On my arrival I saw the door was open! But I was quickly told that they had run out of vaccine yet again..However, I was offered an appt there in 2 weeks, so my name is on their list for that. It’s a step forward, just hope that there will be vaccine available when I arrive for this!

Dee

Yes I was given the same message, but thinking about it Dee I am going to pay the €7s at the local chemist shop.

I have an open mind on this like you Jim. But please send me a pm to tell me where your pharmacy who will only charge you €7 for the flu vaccine is located. The ones I have tried want double that price, if and when they have any vaccine!

Dee

New batch of vaccines arrived in Cyprus

The Ministry of Health is informing the public that the second batch of 15,000 seasonal flu vaccines has been received. The remaining vaccines (53,000), according to the provisions of the contract, will be delivered in part during the coming weeks and the entire process will be completed by mid-November.

It is reminded that, according to the existing programme, the seasonal influenza vaccination is indicated for persons in the following high-risk groups:

All persons older than 65 years of age
Children older than 6 months and adults presenting one or more of the following aggravating factors or chronic diseases:- – – Chronic respiratory diseases
– Chronic cardiovascular disease
– Diabetes mellitus or other chronic metabolic disease
– Chronic kidney or liver disease
– Neurological or neuromuscular diseases
– Sickle cell anemia and other Hemoglobinopathies
– Immunosuppression (hereditary or acquired)
– Organ or stem cell transplantation
– Children and adolescents who need long-term aspirin therapy
– People with body mass index (BMI)> 40 kg / m2,
Pregnant women regardless of pregnancy age, breastfeeding women
Persons in close contact with children <6 months of age or caring for persons in high risk group;
Workers in health care facilities (medical and other staff) and in refugee-migrant accommodation centres,
Veterinarians as well as professionals in the field of animal production and in particular: poultry farmers, pig farmers, breeders, slaughterers and in general people who come into regular contact with poultry.
In order to give priority to vulnerable groups of the population, and in order to avoid the inconvenience of those who qualify for the seasonal influenza vaccine, the vaccines will be administered from Wednesday, November 6, 2019 by appointment only.

https://in-cyprus.com/new-batch-of-vacc ... in-cyprus/

I presume you have to make the appointment where you get the flu jab!!

Can anyone confirm.

Yes.

Today (05/11/19) at 10:30 was told there's no more vaccine until 18 Nov for anyone.

Today (05/11/19) at 10:30 was told there's no more vaccine until 18 Nov for anyone.

Should the Health Minister resign over this massive miscalculation?

If the company that sells the vaccine have no more supplies to sell Cyprus at the moment, why should the health minister resign ..

trevnhil wrote: ↑Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:06 pm If the company that sells the vaccine have no more supplies to sell Cyprus at the moment, why should the health minister resign ..

The Ministry didn't order enough according to the nurse at the vacc centre

Ah.. That information (if it is true ) was not in the posts
Seems strange, I would have thought they would order roughly the same every year, plus a little bit more..

I think it may be the GESY affect, when there were major shortages of medicines (some life endangering)! In the past I would have visited a Pharmacy & paid €10, but even they don't have any this year!

" the vaccines will be administered from Wednesday, November 6, 2019 by appointment only." That's why I went to the GH today, to make an appointment for tomorrow, but all the 1,200 doses allocated had gone already she said.