Coronavirus: Portal to open for 49 and 50 year olds

The coronavirus vaccination portal will open on Wednesday for those aged 49 and 50, the health ministry announced.

The portal will be open between 7.30am Wednesday and 8pm on Thursday, with 16,000 appointments available for those aged 49 and 50 only.

As of Monday, a total of 214,675 vaccinations had been given, corresponding to 24.4 doses per 100 inhabitants. This includes 183 first doses administered at the central prison and Pournara migrant reception centre.

Out of the total 214,675 vaccinations, 156,682 (17.8 per cent of inhabitants) concerned only the first dose and 57,993 (6.6 per cent of the population) both doses.

Finally, the ministry said that vaccination in care and nursing homes will continue in the coming weeks, while vulnerable groups prioritised earlier in the vaccination programme are starting to receive their second doses.