As it became known, today at 18.00 the vaccination committee will make an official announcement regarding the fourth dose of the coronavirus vaccine. Today, the Ministry of Health will inform “the national vaccination plan against COVID-19” in a speech prepared by the president of the National Committee for Vaccination, Maria Theodoridou According to the information, […]
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Reinfection with Omicron is more likely. "Not" 4th dose for the general population
The president of Greece’s National Vaccination Committee said on Monday that anyone who gets sick with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus is more likely to get reinfected than if they get one of the other strains. The President also said that the 4th dose of the vaccine is only for immunocompromised people and is […]
Themistocleos: platform for the 4th dose of the vaccine opens from January 20
“It is a mistake to think that as spring approaches, the pandemic is over,” Marios Themistokleous, president of the National Vaccination Committee, said. So, a fourth dose of vaccination is needed. As our readers predicted, third dose did not become the last, despite the numerous promises of the authorities. At today’s EOHA (National Health Organization […]
Pfizer CEO: Omicron May Require 4th Vaccine
Pfizer CEO Albert Burla * said Wednesday that a fourth dose of the Covid vaccine may be required earlier than expected due to the rapidly spreading Omicron strain. In a conversation with the American network CNBC, Burla said that initially he expected the need for a fourth dose 12 months after the third, it may […]
A fourth dose may be required to protect against Omicron strain, Greek professor says
Professor Athanasios Tsakris said that a fourth dose of the Covid-19 vaccine may be required to protect the population from the new variant of the Omicron coronavirus. Tsakris said the issue is being discussed among pharmaceutical companies, but much more data will be needed to know how this option will behave. “A specially designed vaccine […]