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Greece
Total of 564 Coronavirus Patients on Ventilators in Greece Sunday
Greece recorded a total of 1,626 cases of the coronavirus on Sunday, 886 fewer than the 2,512 cases diagnosed in the country on Saturday.
Europe
Denmark Stops Astra Zeneca Vaccinations Over Blood Clot Risk
Denmark suspended its AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccination campaign after reports of blood clots in those who had received the inoculation.
Greek news
Covid-19 Vaccination Campaigns Become Dog-Eat-Dog Competition
Covid-19 vaccination campaigns have turned into a dog-eat-dog competition internationally as shortages of the coronavirus vaccine have caused some nations to fend for themselves, trying to secure as many doses as possible.
Only a few weeks ago, the arrival of the...
Greek News
EU Approves AstraZeneca Vaccine; Restricts Distribution
The AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid-19 has received the green light from the European Medicines Association, the medical regulator of the European Union, despite controversy over its distribution.
The vaccine is the third to receive the EU's approval, following the shots...
Greek News
EU Health Commissioner Decries AstraZeneca Vaccine Lag
EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides on Wednesday decried Astra Zeneca's recent announcement that it would be providing far less of the coronavirus vaccine to the bloc, saying "The 27 nations of the EU are united that AstraZeneca needs to...
Greek news
PM Mitsotakis Urges Speed-Up of EU Vaccine Approval Process
Prime Minister Mitsotakis stressed the need to speed up the European Union's vaccine approval process in an European Council videoconference on the EU's strategy for dealing with the pandemic late on Thursday.
According to government sources, the Prime Minister, together with...
Europe
The Greek Scientist from Chios Behind AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 Vaccine
Greek scientist Menelas (Mene) Pangalos is the head of research and development at pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca which, together with Oxford university, developed a vaccine for Covid-19 with efficacy rates of up to 90%.
The coronavirus vaccine has comfortably exceeded regulatory...
Europe
AstraZeneca Coronavirus Vaccine Trial Suspended
AstraZeneca said on Tuesday it has suspended trials of the coronavirus vaccine that it is developing with the University of Oxford after one of the trials' volunteers fell ill with an unexplained illness.
The AstraZeneca-Oxford University vaccine is seen as...
Greece
Greek Ministry of Finance Will Pay for Coronavirus Vaccinations
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras stated on Thursday that the country has put funding in place to cover the costs associated with the coronavirus vaccine once it becomes available, potentially at the end of this year.
Earlier on Thursday, the...
Greece
Greece to Receive 3 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccine
Greece is set to receive 3 million doses of the vaccine developed by the University of Oxford in collaboration with AstraZeneca, the Minister of Health Vassilis Kikilias said on Tuesday.
The announcement follows the agreement by the European Union and...