The culprit of acute hepatitis in young children, which has frightened parents in many countries, is most likely the highly contagious adenovirus 41. Pediatrician Anna Pardali speaks about this, immediately reassuring that so far not a single case of this disease has been detected in Greece. Every tenth sick child needed a liver transplant. The […]
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The target of antivaxers was a pediatrician from Loutraki
A pediatrician who took part in an advertising campaign to vaccinate children was the target of an attack by opponents of vaccinations. Masked men, according to loutraki365.gr, attacked her office in Loutraki, smashing it and writing on the door with paint: “How much did you get.” The pediatrician also complains about incoming threats to her […]
Six babies with coronavirus were admitted to hospital
Six newborns are being treated at the Pediatric Department of the University Hospital of Patras. According to the ERT channel, these are babies between the ages of 14 days and 7 months, including twins at the age of 20 days. So far, babies are showing mild symptoms of COVID-19. Little patients are closely monitored by […]
Greece: vaccination of children starts before Christmas
Pediatrician Spyros Mazanis is confident that vaccination of children 5-11 years old will begin in Greece before Christmas: “One step after America and Europe approved a vaccine for children aged 5-11. Week after week we are waiting for the decision in our country. The dose will be 1/3. We need to vaccinate children. Currently, 700,000 […]