Chinanews.com, December 15th. According to the Greek "China Greek Times" report, on the 14th local time, the Greek National Public Health Organization announced that there were 5736 new confirmed cases of new crown in Greece in the past 24 hours, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases increased to 1012659; There were 130 deaths and a total of 19475 deaths.
The Secretary-General of Primary Care of the Ministry of Health of Greece, Symistocles, said on the 14th that those who have been vaccinated abroad with the new crown vaccine currently being used in Greece can bring their foreign-issued vaccination certificate to the citizen service center. After registering in the system, you can make an appointment for booster vaccination.
At the same time, from the 14th, people who have been vaccinated against Russian satellite V and China Coxing will also be able to make appointments for booster vaccination in Greece through their vaccination certificates.
After receiving the booster shot, these people can obtain a vaccination certificate issued by Greece.
In response to the current situation of the epidemic, Professor Salianis of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki pointed out on the 13th that according to mathematical model predictions, from mid-January 2022, the spread of Omi Keron variants in Greece will be even greater. fast.
Therefore, Greece needs to make proper preparations from now on in order to respond effectively.
He also said that the number of deaths from the new crown is expected to begin to decline around Christmas, when the number of new deaths per day will average about 72 to 75.
In addition, Hachiyoanu, associate professor of virology, also expressed concerns about the Omi Keron strain.
She said, "The scientific community is currently closely monitoring and studying this variant strain, but because the existing data is not comprehensive, people still cannot accurately know its infectiousness and severity of disease."
She also said, “However, what is optimistic is that those who have been vaccinated with booster shots have very high antibody levels and can effectively fight the Omi Keron strain.”
The Secretary-General of Primary Care at the Ministry of Health of Greece, Symistocles, said on the 14th that 91.7% of the 75 to 79-year-olds in Greece have joined the vaccination program, including the number of appointments.
This is the first age group in the country to achieve this vaccine coverage target.
At the same time, due to the introduction of mandatory vaccination regulations for people over 60, the number of vaccine appointments for this age group has increased by nearly 4% in December.
He also added that Greece had received the first batch of 60,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5 to 11 on the 13th.
From the 15th, children of this age can be vaccinated.
(Cai Ling)