471 people vaccinated so far, one minor allergic reaction reported

A total of 471 people had been vaccinated in Greece by Monday afternoon with the Covid-19 vaccine developed by Pfizer and BioNTech which arrived on the country on December 25, and one person developed a minor allergic reaction, senior Health Ministry official Marios Themistokleous told journalists on Monday.

Themistokleous said he got the jab himself earlier in the day.

“I feel great, I feel I have taken a step to see my parents whom I have not seeing since last September,” he said.

Vaccination is underway in five Athens hospitals and four more will join the inoculation plan in Thessaloniki, Larissa, Ioannina, and Patras.