April 24, 2024

Athens News

News in English from Greece

A 20-year-old boy dies of Covid complications in Thessaloniki

An unvaccinated 20-year-old man from Thessaloniki died of a coronavirus complicated by an underlying disease.

The tragedy was reported by Deputy Minister of Health Mina Gaga. She clarified that the young man was in the hospital for 8 days and lost the battle for life in the fight against coronavirus, having an underlying disease.

The Deputy Minister once again drew attention to how important vaccination is – the lower the vaccination coverage of the population, the higher the likelihood of a severe form of the disease and hospitalization.

She also reported that out of 55 patients of the intensive care unit in the 4th RAE in Northern Greece, only 2 patients were vaccinated. Ms Gaga says:

“We don’t want to force the vaccine on anyone, but we do ask everyone to get vaccinated.”

The deputy minister added that even with 100% vaccination of the population, there is no guarantee that no one will get sick. But there are fewer deaths, less suffering, and the likelihood of serious illness is 20 times lower.





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