Government Spokesman Kyriakos Kousios was vaccinated today, at the State Fair in Engomi, with the AstraZeneca vaccine, urging citizens not to have any hesitation about this vaccine, to follow the instructions of their personal physicians, but also to trust scientists and the Ministry of Health.
Entering the vaccination area at the State Fair, Mr. Kousios told reporters that "due to my age, I am the first member of the Government to be vaccinated today. I have chosen to be vaccinated with the AstraZeneca vaccine, wanting to give a message to our fellow citizens ".
We must trust our scientists, the Ministry of Health, the World Health Organization, but also the European Health Organization, who assure us that the AZ vaccine is an effective vaccine with high levels of protection against coronavirus and various mutations. of the coronavirus.
Commenting to a journalist that appointments had been canceled and now there should be a new planning for the vaccination plan, Mr. Kousios said that "this is the least. We have lost three vaccination days, I think arrangements are already being made by the Ministry of Health to make up for lost time. The problem is not the time, the problem is the number of vaccines. You know we will have increased flows this month, however we are three days late. It will be covered by the reprogramming by the Ministry of Health and there will be no further delay ".
After his vaccination, Mr. Kousios told reporters that "I have just been vaccinated with the first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine. It was a simple process, a small sting, as we say, I hope there will be no side effects, but even if there are we will deal with them. It is not something serious, it can happen to anyone to have some small side effects ".
I have been informed, he said, of the possible side effects. "It simply came to our notice then. And all our fellow citizens in turn should be vaccinated without any problems or worries. "It's a protection against coronavirus, it's something that will help us get back to normal as soon as possible."