Update – 17/08/2021
August 17, 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 539,337. 13 new deaths were reported raising the total number to 13,237. The number of patients treated in intensive care units is currently 250. 2,218 new cases were announced yesterday in Greece. 510 of the new cases were found in the Attica region and 216 new cases in the Thessaloniki region.
The president of the National Vaccination Committee, Maria Theodoridou, appealed to parents on Monday to proceed with the vaccination of children aged 12 to 15 during a briefing at the Health Ministry.
She insisted her appeal for vaccination against Covid-19 is aimed at the protection of children and their relatives.
Theodoridou stressed that children with underlying conditions are at risk of the virus and should be vaccinated immediately. She also reiterated that the vaccines are safe and explained that the best counselor for parents is their family doctor.
“Side effects are the usual mild symptoms and myocardial side effects are extremely rare (12.6 cases in 1 million) while the risk of coronavirus infection is more than tenfold,” she said, adding that after the holidays, when schools open, “the vaccination of the children must be included in the planning.”
Ten employees – five health workers and five administrative staff – at a nursing home in Volos, in central Greece, have been suspended as a result of refusing to get vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the head of the facility, Pavlos Panos.
Speaking to local media, Panos said that a special committee is reviewing an appeal by three workers who have cited health concerns for their refusal.
According to legislation passed last month, unvaccinated healthcare professionals are to remain on unpaid leave during which they will also lose their social security.
The mandatory inoculation concerns medical, paramedical, nursing, administrative and support staff in hospitals, as well as private, public and municipal care facilities for the elderly and people with disabilities. Employers face fines up to 200,000 euros.
The legislation was to take effect as of this Monday for workers at nursing homes and from September 1 for healthcare staff.
Three residents of the facility who tested positive for Covid-19 are being treated at the Volos General Hospital, Panos said.
In more detail, the 2,218 new cases detected per Regional Unit:
