Insist on high levels “Hard indicators” of pandemic in our country despite the new vaccines and drugs that the scientific community has in its quiver. On Monday the number of deaths was again in the triple digits after a short break of three days, as it reached 109, the new infections announced by EODY were 18,855, while 549 reached the intubated patients.
Regarding the high number of deaths, the professor of pulmonology Nikos Tzanakis, speaking on SKAI and the show “Unmatched”, on Monday morning, stated that a de-escalation was expected from last week, something that did not happen, however, he hoped, as he stressed. , to confirm this at least this week.
In each case, they have seized it, despite obstacles we can scarcely imagine. “
In the meantime, the president of the National Vaccination Committee, Maria Theodoridou, mentioned the main characteristics of the new Nuvaxovid vaccine and its differences with the existing vaccines for the coronary artery, during the briefing on the National Vaccination Plan for COVID-19 disease.
In December, the fifth vaccine in a row, the protein Nuvaxovid, was licensed, which in a few days will be available in our country. The difference between vaccines of different technology lies in the way the immune mechanism is activated.
All vaccines in this case target the spike protein surface of the virus.
Mrna vaccines, such as Moderna and Pfizer, give genetic information and the body synthesizes the protein that causes it to produce antibodies.
Viral vaccines such as Astra Zeneca and Johnson & Johnson use a non-reproducible virus, such as the adenovirus, which safely transmits the genetic code to the body cells that produce the spike protein again.
It is noteworthy that the chairwoman of the National Vaccination Committee clarified that no serious side effects have been reported and added that there is a plan to vaccinate children in two doses.
Schedule appointments available until the middle of the week
At the same time, despite the fact that as of Monday, 324,000 citizens who did not take the booster dose do not have their vaccination certificate valid, if they do so by the middle of the week, they will not lose it. In fact, “appointments are available and they will be able to carry out the booster dose within the next two to three days,” said the Secretary General of Primary Health Care of the Ministry of Health. Marios Themistocleous.
By this time, those who have been vaccinated for 7 months with a two-dose vaccine and 3 months with a single-dose vaccine should have taken a booster dose. Of the 440,000 who had completed their vaccination, 92.5% were vaccinated with a booster dose, according to Mr. Themistocleous.
Regarding the citizens over 60 years of age, 91% have been vaccinated, while out of the 5,820,000 beneficiaries for the booster dose, 4,960,000 have performed it and 146,000 have already scheduled their vaccination appointment.
Referring to the vaccination program, he said that more than 19.6 million vaccinations have already been given in Greece and that 70.3 of the general population has completed the vaccination in two doses.
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