Greek scientists to advise booster shots for vulnerable on Monday

Greece’s top vaccination advisers will on Monday announce that it is all set to call for a third dose of the COVID vaccines to people over 60 and healthcare professionals, an official from the Health Ministry said on Friday.

According to reports, the National Vaccination Committee, in August, approved booster shots with mRNA vaccines for vulnerable groups with underlying diseases, while in July it recommended vaccination for children aged 12-15 to prevent the spread when schools reopen. 

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Speaking to a news organisation, Marios Themistokleous, Health Ministry secretary general for Primary Health Care, said they must realize that “in the next two to three months, all of us will either be vaccinated or get sick.”

He also said that the three of the ten vaccination centres which have closed or will be closed by September 28, “will not open again”.

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Earlier, Health Canada came up with a decision to change the brand names of three COVID-19 vaccines that are approved for use.

In a tweet, Health Canada said, “The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine will now be named Comirnaty, the Moderna vaccine will be named SpikeVax, and the AstraZeneca vaccine will be named Vaxzevria.”

Pfizer and Moderna also said that the name change also marks the full approval of their vaccines for those of 12 years and above in Canada, which had been previously approved under an interim approval that is set to expire on Thursday.