Yesterday, April 13, the platform for booking the fourth coronavirus vaccine (second booster dose) for the 70-79 age group was opened. Citizens aged 60-69, as reported cnn.gr, will be able to sign up for the fourth dose on Friday 15 April. After April 7, when the site opened to the most vulnerable people aged 80 […]
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Will the fine for unvaccinated 60+ be cancelled? Maybe…
Greek Deputy Health Minister Mina Gaga has vowed that perhaps the fine for unvaccinated older people will be lifted. Speaking on the ΣΚΑΪ TV channel this morning, the Deputy Minister stressed that in the summer, people over 60 who did not receive a coronavirus vaccine would not have to pay an administrative fine of 100 […]
An elderly woman threw 20,000 euros from a balcony
Fake doctors who called an elderly resident of Patras managed to deceive her, receiving a total of 20,000 euros. In a telephone conversation that the criminals had with the old woman, under the pretext that her daughter needed an urgent operation, they managed to persuade her to give them a large amount of money. According […]
In Thessaloniki, scammers “stole” 200,000 euros from an elderly woman
Police officers from the Harilau-Analipsi district have filed a case against two Greeks, 32 and 27 years old, for a major theft. According to the police investigation, the accomplices broke into the apartment of an elderly woman in the Analipsi area and pulled out a safe with jewelry, gold pounds and bonds of the Greek […]
Attraction of senior tourists could add 21.8 billion euros per year
Greece could increase its annual tourism revenue by € 21.8 billion if it attracts seniors for wellness, spa and medical tourism, according to a study by diaNEOsis. The report says that if the country attracts an additional 1 million tourists a year aged 65 and over, spending a projected € 1.5 billion, the overall economic […]
Coping with the hot season for the elderly – geriatrician’s tips
Nadezhda Runikhina, chief geriatrician of the Russian capital’s health department, told Argumenty i Fakty how to survive the heat for the elderly. It is they who are especially vulnerable during the summer heat, when the pressure jumps, the load on the blood vessels and the heart increases. First of all, one should not ignore the […]
Murder of an elderly man in Kipseli: the testimony is shocking
Greek law enforcement is investigating the murder of an elderly 74-year-old man in Kipseli. He was found dead at his home on Patision Street. According to preliminary information, he was tied to a chair and tortured by cruel criminals. On Thursday afternoon, April 22, an elderly man was brutally murdered. The police who arrived at […]
Re-infection with COVID-19 in elderly people
Every second of those who have crossed the age limit of 65 years can be re-infected with the coronavirus, the newspaper Izvestia quotes Danish experts. Scientists from Denmark, from the Statens Serum Institut in Copenhagen, argue that vaccination for people over 65 is required even if they have already had a dangerous infection. It’s all […]