Coronavirus: Delayed vaccines will be rescheduled on Monday and Tuesday

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The around 7,000 people who have been affected by the postponement this week of AstraZeneca vaccinations will be called on Monday and Tuesday to rebook their appointments, it was announced on Friday.

According to acting head of the state medical services Dr Olga Kalakouta, 7,278 people were affected by the freezing between Tuesday and Thursday of vaccinations with AstraZeneca and will be called to reschedule their appointments.

Speaking at a press conference on the vaccination programme, Kalakouta said vaccinations resumed on Friday of people registered to be inoculated with the AstraZeneca vaccine after the European Medicines Agency (EMA) gave the green light for the continuation of its use.

In the meantime, the government urged people to trust the EMA and other competent international authorities as regards the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, which ruled the vaccine is safe and not associated with an increased risk of thrombosis.

“Vaccination is the only weapon to deal effectively with the pandemic and its consequences,” head of the president’s press office Victoras Papadopoulos said.

To encourage people to not shun the AstraZeneca vaccine, Government Spokesman Kyriacos Koushos is set to be vaccinated with the jab on Friday.

Kalakouta said in total 129,000 vaccinations have been carried out so far, with 93,435 of these concerning the first dose. So far, 1,491 people in vulnerable groups have been vaccinated.

The first phase started on December 27 and ended at the end of January, with the vaccination of nursing home residents and staff. Kalakouta said this led to creating a “shield of protection” for this group of people.

The vaccination of frontline health care professionals and of people over 80 ended at the end of January while until the end of February, vaccinations were completed of people over 70.

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