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Covid-19: 585 New Cases, 288 Currently Intubated Across Greece
A total of 585 new cases of Covid-19 were diagnosed in Greece over the past 24 hours, and 288 people are now intubated in the country's ICUs, while 28 new deaths occurred in those with the coronavirus in the...
Greek News
Coronavirus Vaccine Certificate Under Scrutiny At EU Commission
A coronavirus vaccine certificate, dubbed "Vaxproof," is in the works at the headquarters of the European Commission in hopes that international travel might be restored more easily.
A report today from Reuters states that European Union officials have admitted that...
Greece
Greek Metropolitan Investigated for Vaccine Comments
A Greek metropolitan for the diocese of Kythera made comments last Sunday in church that have spurred an investigation by the local prosecutor in Piraeus. Metropolitan Seraphim of Kythera had spoken out to his congregation last week on the...
Greece
Pfizer CEO: "Not Sure Coronavirus Vaccine Protects Against New Variants"
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla said that he and his company are not sure if their vaccine will be effective against any new coronavirus variants. "We are cautiously optimistic though," he noted.
Recently, a new variant of the virus that was...
Greece
Greece to Receive Vaccine Before End of Year; Fewer Doses than Expected
Addressing the public on Wednesday, Greek government spokesman Stelios Petsas announced that there is "strong evidence" that Greece will receive the Covid-19 vaccine before the end of the year, somewhat earlier than previously thought -- but it will be...
Greece
EU Medicines Agency to Begin Examining Coronavirus Vaccine on December 21
German Minister of Health Jens Spann stated on Tuesday that his country is counting on approving the coronavirus vaccine "before Christmas," as the EU body responsible for giving the green light will begin examining the vaccine on December 21.
The...
Greece
Bourla Cracked Whip to Push Scientists to Create Coronavirus Vaccine in Record Time
During the depths of the pandemic this year, when lockdowns and shutdowns were being imposed across the world in the desperate fight against the coronavirus, the situation seemed about as bleak as it could possibly be.
In the dark days...
Greece
Thirty Percent of Greeks Say They Will Shun Vaccine When Available
According to a recent poll by Pulse, on behalf of Skai television, up to 30 percent, of Greek citizens say that they will not receive the vaccine for the coronavirus.
Despite the nonstop pandemic-related economic and social problems and challenges...
Business
“Nation State” Hackers Try to Disrupt Coronavirus Vaccine Distribution
Adding to all of the uncertainty and hardship that the world has had to deal with since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, it now appears that a malicious nation state is attempting to hack the supply chain of...
Business
Airlines Begin Delivering Vaccine Pending Approval; UK May Greenlight Shots Soon
The campaign to get a coronavirus vaccine distributed around the nation and the world has begun with both American and United Airlines flights landing in South America as part of a test run late last week.
According to industry sources,...