#vaccine

Cyprus has ramped up its vaccination capacity to 14,000 jabs a day, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said Tuesday, as GPs were being recruited to administer jabs at their practices. The minister ...

The European Commission said on Monday it had launched legal action against AstraZeneca for not respecting its contract for the supply of COVID-19 vaccines and for not having a “reliable” ...

Around 50 people gathered outside the presidential palace on Sunday to demonstrate against vaccines, police said on Sunday. The demonstration took place between 12-1pm from members of a group called ‘...

They are only offered AstraZeneca shots By Antigoni Pitta While most attention over the vaccination programme has been on the constant portal system crashes and the AstraZeneca vaccine, those not ...

A total of 20 per cent of the population in Cyprus has received the first jab of the Covid-19 vaccine, the health ministry announced on Sunday. Specifically, as of April 23, there ...

Cyprus has the biggest percentage across the EU of people who do not wish to get vaccinated according to the latest Standard Eurobarometer. Based on the results of the Eurobarometer, ...

A new vaccination centre opened at the state fair in Nicosia on Friday as Cyprus ramps up its vaccination drive in a race to contain a surge of new coronavirus ...

The health ministry said on Thursday anyone over 30 can receive the AstraZeneca vaccine from their personal doctor without going through the portal. Those wanting any of the other shots, must ...

Moderna Inc said on Friday a shortfall in Covid-19 vaccine doses from its European suppliers will delay deliveries to countries including Canada and Britain, but shipments to the European Union ...

The majority of possible side effects reported by people who received an Covid-19 vaccine in Cyprus concern those who received the Pfizer jab, a health ministry’s press conference revealed ...

Close to 6,500 vaccination slots were snapped up in the first hour of the portal opening on Friday at 7.30am for those aged 53 to 54, the health ministry said. The vast majority ...

The vaccination portal has been updated to combat system crashes as the public’s manoeuvres to avoid the AstraZeneca shot put pressure on it and doctors alike, reports on Tuesday ...

The health ministry has reminded the public that it will accept applications from bedridden people to receive their Covid-19 vaccination at home until April 16. Bedridden people need to file a ...

The vaccination portal will open for people aged 55 and 56 on Tuesday and Wednesday, as Cyprus presses ahead with offering the AstraZeneca vaccine to all age groups in line with EMA ...

A total of 7,500 vaccination slots will be made available early on Sunday for people belonging in specific vulnerable groups, the health ministry said on Saturday. The vaccination portal will be ...

Covid-19 vaccinations are the only hope for Cyprus’ tourism, Famagusta hoteliers said on Saturday. In light of the summer period, the Famagusta branch of the Cyprus Hotel Association, Pasyxe, said ...

EU Health Commissioner Stella Kyriakides said on Friday she received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in Belgium where she is currently based. Speaking to Sigma TV, Kyriakidou said ...

President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday called on the public to “leave behind” their concerns over the AstraZeneca vaccine and trust doctors. “The consequences of the possible side effects are so ...

Only people aged 59-60 will be eligible to book a slot for a Covid vaccination on Friday, 9 April, the health ministry has said. In a press release issued late Thursday ...

To date two persons in Cyprus receiving vaccines for Covid have developed blood clots, neither fatal, an official said Thursday as the head of the scientific advisory team reiterated that ...

By George Georgiou Most will have heard about the crashing of the vaccine portal soon after it opened on Wednesday for those over 61. First of all, what genius decided to ...

Cyprus is considered one of the countries successfully implementing a Covid-19 vaccination programme and is among the first that rolled out mass rapid screenings, President Nicos Anastasiades said Wednesday during ...

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) expects to hold a briefing on the possible side effects of the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday at 1600 CET (1400 GMT). Experts from the European drug ...

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. The portal opened ...