As of yesterday, about 324,000 individuals who had not received their booster shot for COVID-19 saw their certificated online become invalid.
According to Secretary General of Primary Health Care of the Ministry of Health Marios Themistokleous it is a necessary step to ensure the wellbeing of the community and the safe reopening of the tourism and hospitality industries without adding extra strain to the already overwhelmed health system.
“Appointments are available over the next two to three days for those who wish to receive a booster dose,” Mr Themistokleous said during a regular briefing.
“More than 19.6 million vaccinations have already been administered in Greece.”
91 per cent of those over the age of 60 have now been vaccinated, and of the 5,820,000 people entitled to receive a booster dose, 4,960,000 have already done so and 146,000 have booked appointments, Kathimerini reported.
In total, 7,380,000 citizens in Greece have completed their vaccination; that’s 70.3 per cent of the general population and 79.6 per cent of the adult population.
The switch to the booster being proof of full vaccination was set to occur at the end of last month, however, the Greek Government extended the deadline by a week to ensure people facing accessibility issues due to the extreme cold weather, would be able to make it to their appointments.
