Emergency press conference regarding the course of the corona virus in our country they conceded today from the Ministry of Health, the Minister of Health Mr. Adonis Georgiadesthe Deputy Minister of Health Ms. Irini Agapidakisthe President of EODY & Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology Mr. Christos Hatzichristodoulou and the Professor of Pulmonology & Intensive Care EKPA, mr. Anastasia Kotanidou.

THE Ad. Georgiadis emphasized the tlove the importance of vaccination for flu and Covid19.

“The politics of conflict over vaccines must end. The coronavirus vaccine is absolutely safe – The Ministry of Health will make a big campaign to convince even the most skeptical citizen and try to reach everyone,” he said.

“We will think of all the ways to get the vaccine to everyone” said the minister.

The information campaigns will address both doctors who will recommend vaccination to patients and citizens.

At the same time, the Minister of Health announced IMMEDIATELY legislative initiative to cancel fines for those elderly who had not been vaccinated during the pandemic.

“The fines were at the moment a last resort and we are no longer at that stage,” said Ad. Georgiadis. .

“covid 19 is here to staywe have to learn to live together, o annual vaccination it must be done routineespecially for the vulnerable, said the Minister of Health and added that all vaccination channels will be used, as for the flu vaccine, if possible, pharmacies as well.”

For her part, the Deputy Minister of Health Irini Agapidakis he said: “We want to avoid any possible death from Covidas we have in our hands every available means and effective medicines”.

Anastasia Kotanidou: Our job is to convince people to get vaccinated

With the first symptoms, especially over 75 years of age, citizens should consult their doctor and take antiviral drugs, she emphasized for her part the Professor of Pulmonology

According to Mrs. Kotanidou, at the moment in the hospitals there is little pressure on the beds but fortunately not in the ICUs.

As he said, from about them 90 patients who entered the ICU this period, only 2 they had made the updated one vaccine.

“The pressure that exists is not only because of covid, but also because of the other respiratory infections, such as RSV and rhinoenterovirus. But there is no reason to panic, yesterday for the first time the discharges greatly exceeded the admissions, that is, for the first time the balance was in favor of the discharges”, emphasized the Professor of Pulmonology.

Finally, for the past 2-3 days there has been a significant reduction in applications for antivirals (Paxlovid) against covid.