Vaccination with Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 single-shot vaccine starts on Wednesday
File photo: A Medical staff member prepare shots of Janssen (Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson) vaccine against Covid-19 at vaccination hub the ‘Vela (sail) by Santiago Calatrava’ in Tor Vergata discrict, in Rome, Italy, 24 April 2021. EPA/GIUSEPPE LAMI
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The rollout of Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot Covid-19 vaccine started in Greece on Wednesday.
According to the head of the National Vaccination Committee Maria Theodoridou, the vaccine is highly effective, over 80 pct for the prevention of serious disease, above of 90 pct for the prevention of hospitalisation and 100 pct for the prevention of deaths.
Meanwhile, the vaccination programme is speeding up with the aim of conducting up to 2.5 million vaccinations this month, and up to 4 million in June.
More vaccination centres will also go into operation as of May 5, so that there are 1,500 in total, while vaccinations will be conducted until midnight.
Source: ANA – MPA
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