Vaccinations to proceed in three phases

The vaccination of the general population against Covid-19 is scheduled to begin in February, starting with the elderly and vulnerable groups, the authorities said Wednesday.

This will be preceded by the inoculation of health workers and residents of nursing homes, as well as President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Parliament Speaker Konstantinos Tasoulas and 42 other senior officials of the government, the military and police.

The third phase is expected to start in June, provided that sufficient quantities of the vaccine are available, and will include healthy people aged 18 to 59.

More specifically, according to the operational plan for the nationwide vaccination campaign, the first phase, starting on Sunday, includes health and social workers, nursing home staff and residents, as well as workers and residents of facilities...