Greece launches Omicron-adapted COVID-19 booster shots


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  • Tuesday, 13 Sep 2022

ATHENS, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Vaccines adapted to fighting the latest Omicron variants of COVID-19 are now available in Greece, it was announced on Monday.

The two mRNA-type updated vaccines of Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna will be administered as booster shots starting from Sept. 14, to individuals meeting priority criteria set by the National Vaccination Committee, officials told a press briefing with Greek national broadcaster ERT.

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