MAGIORKINIS

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Greek team leads groundbreaking research on role of millions of years old ‘dark genome’ in severe, long-term COVID

Dr Konstantina Kitsou, the first author of the study said: “These findings underline the importance of prevention strategies with vaccinations to avoid the reactivation of endogenous pathogens and the dangerous inflammatory processes triggered by COVID-19.”

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Health Ministry poised to allow third COVID-19 vax jab to those over 60, to general population if epidemic flares up

“We are in a transitional stage in which we must ascertain to what extent the third dose would be useful for the general population at this stage of the pandemic. It may possibly be useful if there is a flare up of the pandemic .This discussion focuses on reducing the RT,” Magiorkinis said

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COVID-19 vaccines and immunity: We are not among the lucky ones

We turned to Assistant Professor of Hygiene and Epidemiology Gkikas Magiorkinis to elucidate for a wider audience the basic science underlying vaccines and immunity and the complex equation of cell immunity.

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National COVID-19 Committee spokesman outlines current public health measures, future prospects

'The core issue is that we see that that the public is in a state of fatigue and that we must gradually lift the lockdown in a controlled fashion. We finally have enough tools to allow us to do this, including self-tests,' Magiorkinis said.

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EODY chief lashes out at press reports that it keeps double books on COVID-19 reporting

It was Health Minister Vasilis Kikilias who brought EODY into the limelight - four days before the reports were published, in an apparent attempt at pre-emptive damage control.

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Race to avert COVID-19 super spreader event in Patras on Saint Andrew’s day

Patras' Mayor Kostas Peletidis,told the PM that the celebrations are organised by the diocese and that the municipality is responsible only for preventing the annual outdoors bazaar.