Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccinations commence in Greece; president, premier among the first

Sunday, 27 December 2020 14:46
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Inoculations of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine began in Greece on Sunday - in line with other EU countries - with the first recipient being the nursing supervisor of the ICU ward in the country's biggest hospital, Evangelismos  in Athens.

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Head nurse Eustathia Kampisiouli's vaccination was shown live on television, followed by a resident in a nursing home; the third person vaccinated in the country was president of the Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou. She was received by Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias, an orthopedic surgeon by training.

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Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was vaccinated at the Attikon Hospital in west Athens, where he was first shown filling out a relevant form and then waiting for his turn to be "jabbed".

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