#Vaccinations

Cyprus has climbed to fourth place among EU states in terms of the number of vaccine doses per 100 people in the total population, the health ministry said on Wednesday as ...

Immunity acquired from vaccinations or after an infection is not permanent and the scientific community believes there should be at least one booster coronavirus jab, a member of the team ...

The governments of Bahrain and Cyprus reached an agreement regarding mutual recognition of vaccinations and green passports, the first of its kind between the two countries. According to diplomatic sources, ...

Nurses on Thursday asked for better working conditions for health professionals administering vaccines to ensure their safety and that of the public while also keeping the vaccination programme at speed. ...

A hundred and sixty personal doctors have expressed an interest in administering the AstraZeneca vaccine to their patients, the health ministry announced on Wednesday. Last week, in a bid to ...

The health ministry announced on Wednesday the schedule for upcoming vaccination portal openings for those aged 39-40, 68-70 and 37-38. The national vaccination plan has accelerated significantly thanks to wider ...

Vaccination appointments will be made available to those aged 39-42 from April 27-29, the health ministry announced on Monday. Specifically, 42-year-olds will have the opportunity to book their appointment on ...

The cabinet will convene again on Friday to decide on any new Covid-19 measures after consultations with the epidemiology experts, it was announced on Thursday. Deputy government spokesman Panayiotis Sentonas ...

Fully vaccinated pensioners who got infected with Covid-19 this week but are asymptomatic prove the vaccines’ efficacy, a member of the government’s epidemiological team said on Thursday. Commenting on ...

Only ten per cent of the 9,000 vaccination appointments arranged so far by people aged 47-48 concern AstraZeneca, it emerged early on Thursday. Between the opening of the vaccination portal at 7.30 ...

A vaccination programme for enclaved Greek Cypriots has been nearly completed, presidential commissioner Photis Photiou whose portfolio includes humanitarian issues, told the Cyprus News Agency on Wednesday. He said that ...

A total of 9,360 vaccination appointments were booked by those in the eligible age group of 51-52 on Monday, while 6,640 remain available to booked on Tuesday. The vaccination portal and its 6,640 ...

Priority for vaccinations will be given to all staff working for May’s parliamentary elections, it was announced on Monday. The cabinet approved on Monday the proposal put forward by ...

The vaccinations portal will reopen on Sunday for people between 64 and 67, the health ministry said, while also announcing that they are picking up the pace with the aim of scheduling ...

The association of recreation centre owners (Osika), on Saturday called for the prompt vaccination of employees in the food and beverage sector to better protect public health. Head of Osika, ...

Within the next few days, a decree is expected to be issued which will release all those who have been vaccinated from the obligation to conduct a weekly rapid test ...

More than 80 per cent of people in Cyprus aged over 80 have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, of whom 70 per cent have received both jabs, the health ministry said on Monday ...

Up to 10 per cent of those vaccinated might not respond to the vaccine epidemiologist Petros Karayiannis said on Monday in response to concerns about the deaths of fully vaccinated people. ...

There are currently 225 coronavirus patients being treated at state hospitals, the highest number since the start of the pandemic more than a year ago, the spokesman of the state health ...

A total of 20,000 vaccination slots will be available for people aged 55 and 56 on Tuesday and Wednesday, the health ministry said on Monday as it announced its vaccination programme for April 13 ...

Inconsistent information and practices concerning the AstraZeneca vaccine confuse and upset the public, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said following a teleconference on Wednesday evening with his EU counterparts. They met ...

The government vaccine portal crashed a few minutes after opening on Wednesday due to heavy traffic, angering thousands of people who were trying to arrange jab appointments. It was unable ...

Cyprus will soon receive 60,000 vaccine doses which should enable those aged 57 and 58 to book vaccine appointments from Friday or Saturday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Monday. Ioannou added that ...

Travel agents said on Wednesday they were sounding the alarm as tourism prospects remained in limbo while Cyprus has not yet come up with a strategy to handle the uncertainties ...