The estimate that from September will be needed fourth dose of the vaccine against the coronavirus in the general population expressed the Minister of Health, Thanos Plevris, speaking to SKAI and the show “Today”, while leaving open the possibility reinstatement of some restrictive measuresdepending on the course of the pandemic.
«We would also like to have one in the coronavirus seasonal vaccine, like the flu, that happens once and we do not need to repeatedly call the population to be vaccinated. Nevertheless the most likely scenario for this year is to go on a booster dose“He said characteristically and added that” I take it for granted that entering the autumn there will definitely be a vaccination issue for the vulnerable population, while “My feeling is that we will go to the general population as well.”
As Mr. Plevris explained, most likely the coronavirus vaccination will be done in the same way as the flu. It will start with age, spread to vulnerable groups and then to the general population. However, he pointed out that “whether the fourth dose will be mandatory will depend on the course of the pandemic».
In terms of course of the pandemic, commented that there is a recession, emphasizing that in the hard indicators we are in a very low occupancy of the ICU beds and respectively the cases have a decreasing course. «This shows us that the summer does not seem to be going to hit us with a pandemic, however the whole scientific community says that we should be very careful because even with these conditions, even with Omicron in the fall we will have a pressure. “We expect that in September, even with the characteristics of pre-Covid severe respiratory infections, there will be some pressure.”
Asked whether restrictive measures will be reinstatedthe Minister of Health underlined that “some measures may come back, but we hope we will do better. Definitely, the mask which is the last measure that leaves, it is a measure that has mild characteristics and certainly in the winter months there are places where I find no reason not to keep the mask “.
He added that The Infectious Diseases Committee will discuss the ships’ protocol this week. «Where we have numbered positions, it is possible to stay in the recommendation. “In other MMMs, where there are no such positions, the mask is mandatory,” he explained.
Regarding the situation in the NSS, Mr. Plevris stated that due to the pandemic many regular surgeries were left behind and many people had not gone to the NSS to have medical procedures and now that there is a gap “pressure conditions are created in non covid cases».
“We try to deal with this in three ways: The first is what we get auxiliary staffwhile they will come out and notices for permanent staff involving 4,000 nurses and 700 doctors). Second, we are in cooperation with the private sector in such cases, where there are large lists, they can be transported and surgeries performed without the citizen paying. And thirdly, we discuss, where we have gaps in the system that are not covered by barren notices, there will be obligation to individuals, who are contracting with EOPPY “, he pointed out.
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