Update – 14/09/2021
September 14, 2021
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As of the latest update by the Greek authorities, the total number of confirmed Covid-19 diagnosed cases in Greece 616,765. 51 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 14,223. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 379. 1,608 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 308 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 228 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
Greece is making a Covid-19 booster vaccine available to an estimated 285,000 people belonging to vulnerable groups from Tuesday, hoping to curb a rise in Delta variant infections.
Authorities started making booster jab appointments available from Tuesday to persons with compromised immune systems and individuals over the age of 60.
“It can be administered 6-8 months after the second dose,” said Maria Theodoridou, chair of the Greek National Vaccination Committee, on Monday. “For the immuno-compromised it can be given even four weeks after the second dose.”
Theodoridou also said that 140,000 children aged 12-17 have been vaccinated to date. The vaccination rate for 12 to 14 year olds is 13 percent and for 15 to 17 year olds 25%.
Greece on Monday introduced mandatory weekly testing for all unvaccinated workers as it struggles to boost vaccination rates that are lagging the European Union average.
Public and private sector employees have to pay for weekly tests or carry a vaccination certificate to gain access to their place of work, while unvaccinated children at high schools, which reopened Monday, are being given test kits distributed at government expense.
Similar restrictions also apply at sports stadiums, museums and archaeological sites, as well as indoor leisure areas like cinemas and restaurants.
Some 56% of Greece’s residents have been fully vaccinated, while the average rate in the EU is just over 60%.
Greece has imposed vaccine mandates for health care workers and allows the vaccination of children starting at age of 12.
The government will make a Covid-19 booster vaccine available to vulnerable groups from Tuesday, Health Ministry experts said, hoping to curb a rise in Delta variant infections.
Authorities would start making booster jab appointments available from Tuesday to persons with compromised immune systems and individuals over the age of 60.
“It can be administered 6-8 months after the second dose,” said Maria Theodoridou, chair of the Greek National Vaccination Committee.
“For the immuno-compromised it can be given even four weeks after the second dose.”
In August, the medical advisers recommended a booster shot with mRNA vaccines for vulnerable groups with underlying conditions.
Theodoridou also said that 140,000 children aged 12-17 have been vaccinated to date. The vaccination rate for 12 to 14 year olds is 13 percent and for 15 to 17 year olds 25%.
“Not a single day should be wasted, vaccinations should not be postponed,” Theodoridou said, dismissing arguments that vaccination can “inhibit the growth of children or change their DNA”.
However, only 48% of 18 to 24 year olds are vaccinated, compared to 65.5% of 40 to 44 year olds.
Nine people arrested during an anti-vaccination rally on Saturday in the northern port city of Thessaloniki were released on Monday.
They have been charged with multiple crimes, including attempting to cause physical harm, resisting arrest and disturbing the peace.
Eight of the nine received an extension to prepare their defenses.
The ninth is a minor and will be tried by a juvenile court.
The nine were among a group of protesters who attacked police while trying to force their way through a security cordon into the Helexpo conference center where Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was giving his keynote speech at the opening of the Thessaloniki International Fair.
In more detail, the 1,608 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
