China News Service, December 22. According to Euronet citing EUN News Agency, on the afternoon of December 21, local time, the European Medicines Agency approved the use of the new crown vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech.
On the 27th of the same month, Greece will start vaccination work, and Prime Minister Mizotakis will be the first batch of vaccinations.
Data map: New crown vaccine.
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According to reports, on December 20, the first batch of refrigerators used to store the new crown vaccine have been shipped to Greece to ensure that the new crown vaccine is kept at a temperature of -72 degrees Celsius.
The Greek police, coast guard and other security agencies will be responsible for the transportation and provide 24-hour security.
For security reasons, the authorities did not disclose the specific locations of these storage warehouses.
On December 26, local time, the first batch of new crown vaccines will arrive in Greece and will be guarded by the police 24 hours a day. Helicopters and drones will also be patrolled and monitored in the air.
On December 27, the vaccination will be carried out in 5 COVID-19 designated reception hospitals in Athens and Thessaloniki.
According to reports, Greek Prime Minister Mizotakis said on the 21st that he planned to vaccinate on the first day of the new crown vaccination in Greece on the 27th, in order to convince the public that the vaccine is safe.
In addition, Greece's first batch of 300,000 doses of new crown vaccine will be provided to medical staff who voluntarily vaccinate.