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Greek President, PM To Get Coronavirus Vaccine on Sunday
In a symbolic gesture, the President of the Hellenic Republic, Katerina Sakellaropoulou, will be among the first individuals to get the Coronavirus vaccine on Sunday.
Sakellaropoulou is not the only one to be vaccinated on December 27, though, as Greek...
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...
Diaspora
European Medicines Agency Approves Pfizer Vaccine for EU
In a very welcome announcement after an extraordinarily difficult year ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, it was revealed on Monday afternoon that the European Medicines Agency has given the green light for the emergency use of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus...
Greek News
World Holds its Breath this Christmas Season As Coronavirus Vaccinations Begin
The approval of vaccines against Covid-19 and the beginning of their distribution bring some consolation this Christmas, but the increase in coronavirus cases worldwide is accompanied by the imposition of stricter restrictions on travel and family gatherings at this...
Business
Hundreds of Greek Scientists Abroad Apply to Join Pfizer in Thessaloniki
The US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has received over 3,500 applications for the 200 spots that are open at its digital hub in Thessaloniki.
A substantial portion of the applicants, representing twenty percent, are from Greeks living abroad.
Thessaloniki's digital hub, which...
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...
Greek News
Pfizer/BioNTech Coronavirus Vaccine Cleared for Use by FDA
In triumphal news after a punishing year which unfolded with the coronavirus pandemic resulting in one medical, sociological and economic crisis after another worldwide, the vaccine produced by the American firm Pfizer and the German company BioNTech cleared the...
Greek News
United States Eagerly Awaiting FDA Approval for Pfizer/BioNTech Coronavirus Vaccine
After a year of almost unrelentingly negative news, with widespread social unrest and economic ramifications which affected the entire world, the US Food and Drug Administration was on the cusp of approving a coronavirus vaccine on Thursday.
Demonstrating 95% efficacy...
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...
Greece
Pfizer CEO Bourla Announces Second Hub in Thessaloniki at Greek Economic Summit
Pfizer Chairman and CEO Albert Bourla announced on Wednesday that the pharmaceutical giant is to establish a second hub in Thessaloniki, employing 350 people.
The announcement was made during a roundtable discussion at the 31st annual Greek Economic Summit (GES),...