Michalis Giovanidis

The first Greek vaccinated was nurse Efstathia Kampisiouli & the second was Michalis Giovanidis who is hosted at an Elderly Care Unit

With a thumbs up shortly after 1pm today Efstathia Kambisiouli - the head nurse at COVID-19 reference hospital Evangelismos - became the first Greek to receive the Pfizer-Bio-N-Tech vaccine.

Vaccination against the coronavirus began in Greece, as well as most EU countries, Sunday.

The first Greek to be vaccinated was Efstathia Kambissiouli, head nurse of the intensive care units at Athens' Evangelismos hospital.

The first vaccinations against the coronavirus in Greece are expected to take place Sunday, starting with an intensive care unit nurse.

Efstathia Kambissiouli will be vaccinated at 1 p.m. at central Athens' Evangelismos hospital, followed half an hour later by Michalis Giovanidis, a nursing home resident.