Themistokleous in SKAI: In the afternoon the platform opens with the updated vaccines – Who should be vaccinated

In the afternoon, the platform will be opened so that citizens can make an appointment for their vaccination with the updated vaccines against Omicron variants 4 and 5the General Secretary of Primary Health Care pointed out to SKAI 100.3 Marios Themistocleous. He added that vaccinations with the updated vaccines will start from October 3.

He clarified that “we are not expecting another vaccine, we already have it the most modern, updated vaccine’.

He reminded that the recommendation at the moment is to vaccinate people over 60 years old, people of younger ages who suffer from specific diseases, health workers, people who work in nursing homes or care for immunocompromised – vulnerable people, stressing that there is no general recommendation for the whole population.

For the children there is no general recommendation to vaccinate with a booster dose. They are vaccinated only if there is a serious illness or if there are other reasons, such as for example to go to some schools abroad, such as in America, which required a booster dose.

Mr. Themistokleous emphasized that we have already entered a new phase of the pandemic that does not cause much pressure on hospitals, we have a milder mutation compared to before.

When asked about this, he said that according to the forecasts we do not expect an outbreak at this time so that the vaccination guidelines will change.

“The guidelines will change if we suddenly have too many cases and a lot of pressure on hospitals, some mutation that is not so mild” clarified the DG. Primary Health Care.

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