All vaccines, even if they have not been approved by the European Medicines Agency, will be accepted by Greece for entry into the country, according to a member of the health committee advising the government on the pandemic.

Speaking during a regular briefing of reporters, Vana Papaevangelou said the decision had been taken following a recommendation by the committee. The vaccines that will be accepted are Novavax, Sinovac Biotech, Sputnik V, Sinopharm and CanSino Biologics. 

Papaevangelou also stressed that tourists will be able to enter from the land border, and that specifications for hotels and ships will be updated, while stating that tourism workers will have to undergo a weekly self-diagnostic test and complete their vaccinations.​​​​​​

She sounded the alarm for those people who haven’t been vaccinated, noting that 98% of deaths in the last week were people who had not completed their vaccinations.

This article was previously published on ekathimerini.com.