#vaccines

Another 6,000 AstraZeneca vaccine doses were delivered on Monday to the Turkish Cypriot side through the technical committee on health amidst complaints that the north gets much fewer jabs than its ...

Cyprus exceeded the EU average on vaccination with 36.5 per cent of the population having received the first dose so far, the health ministry said on Monday, as appointments will be ...

The majority of Covid-19 vaccination appointments for people aged 29 and 30 were booked early on Monday with small interruptions of the online portal. Some 8,393 out of 12,598 appointments available for the age ...

A total of 354,264 vaccines had been administered in Cyprus by Saturday, the ministry of health announced on Sunday, representing 40.3 injections per 100 residents. Of these 270,101 (36.5%) were the first dose and 84,163 (11.4%) the ...

GPs have so far ordered around 20,000 vaccine doses, which they will administer to their patients without them having to go through the vaccination portal. According to health insurance organisation official, ...

Covid-19 vaccination appointments for people aged 31 to 34 will be made available online over the weekend, the health ministry announced on Friday. The vaccination portal will open at 7.30am to 8pm ...

Cyprus is getting closer to its goal as so far, 34 per cent of the eligible population has been vaccinated with the first dose, the health ministry said on Friday. The ...

Tourists will be able to move around freely in Cyprus using the flight pass obtained before travelling here in lieu of a ‘coronapass or ‘safe pass’, the tourism ministry told ...

The Pharmaceutical Services have issued the following FAQ (frequently asked questions) regarding vaccines against Covid-19. How do vaccines work against Covid-19 disease? In general, vaccines act by preparing the human ...

Overcrowding and delays at the Spyros Kyprianou vaccination centre in Limassol early on Tuesday was an isolated incident caused by vaccine transportation issues, said the health ministry. Vaccinations at the ...

The vaccination portal for those aged 64-70 will open on Friday from 8pm and will be available for 24 hours. The ministry of health announced on Friday that it was decided ...

A very small number of mainly frail, elderly COVID-19 patients are being hospitalised and dying even after having a first dose of Pfizer’s or AstraZeneca’s vaccines, but this ...

The health ministry has issued a statement with a summary of the characteristics of all licensed coronavirus vaccines offered in Cyprus. The vaccines licensed by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) ...

Doctors on Tuesday expressed mixed views on the health ministry’s decision to let personal doctors administer the AstraZeneca vaccine to those aged 30 and over, with some welcoming the move ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...