The platform for appointments for vaccination with the 4th dose or 2nd booster dose with the vaccine against covid-19, for citizens over 80 years of age, opens today, April 7, after the establishment of the National Vaccination Committee for vaccination with the 4th dose over 60 years old.
The opening of the platform will be gradual, by age groups per decade. So after the age of 80 will follow next week the opening of the dating platform for the age group 70-79 and then for the age group 60-69.
The beneficiaries of the 2nd commemorative installment are about 1.3 million citizens over the age of 60.
The National Vaccination Committee recommends the administration of the 2nd booster dose with Pfizer and Moderna mRNA vaccine, at least 4 months after vaccination with the 1st booster dose (3rd dose).
In persons who have become ill after the administration of the 1st booster dose, a 2nd booster dose is not recommended.
It is recalled that from January 20, citizens belonging to the group of immunocompromised are vaccinated with the 4th dose of the vaccine against covid-19. The 2nd booster dose for this group is given 3 months after the 1st booster. The above group also includes children and adolescents 12 to 17 years old with immunosuppression and high-risk diseases.
As the president of the National Vaccination Committee, Maria Theodoridou, explained in an emergency briefing, older people, as well as people with immunosuppression, are at increased risk for serious disease and complications. These groups of individuals may initially have a lower immune response after vaccination, which appears to weaken even sooner.
Ms. Theodoridou explained the rationale for the decision to grant the 4th installment, emphasizing: , we continue to see an internationally increasing number of infections which, fortunately, mainly due to vaccination, lead to a proportionally smaller number of hospitalizations.Taking into account the international literature, the current epidemiological data of the country The National Vaccination Committee estimates that the potential benefit of a second booster dose, the fourth dose as reported, is expected to be greater in people aged 70 and over, as well as those staying in Nursing Homes. in people aged 60 and over, especially those with serious underlying diseases This second booster dose is expected to reduce the likelihood of hospitalization. “
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