Registration of health workers for inoculation to begin shortly, says Health Minister Kikilias
The simultaneous distribution of Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine to all EU member states will begin immediately after its expected approval in coming days by the European Medicines Agency (EMA), said Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias at the live briefing on the pandemic on Wednesday.
The minister did say that procurement agreements with several other coronavirus vaccines by different pharmaceutical companies are pending with the EU. Following Pfizer's, two more are to receive EMA's approval very soon, he noted without naming them.
Health workers and those belonging to high-risk and vulnerable groups will receive the vaccine first, he noted, followed by the general population.
Starting on Thursday, the health ministry will consult with doctors and health authorities at the country's seven health districts, on the immediate registration of all health staff that will require prioritized inoculation against the novel coronavirus, he underlined.
