Filenews 18 February 2021
The Ministry of Health, in the context of the implementation of the National Vaccination Plan for COVID-19, proceeds in parallel with the planning and processing of vaccinations of specific population groups on the basis of morbidity according to the published list of groups of the population with an increased risk of serious disease.
Vulnerable population groups relate to:
- Chronic Respiratory Disease
- Severe Chronic Kidney Deficiency
- Heart Deficiency of any etiology (ischemic or non-etiology) stage by NYH III or IV
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Congenital heart disease after surgical correction with significant residual damage or uncorrected congenital heart disease with significant residual damage.
- Active use of biological agents (e.g. TNF inhibitors, interleukin inhibitors) or other immunosuppressive drugs
- Patients with haemoglobinopathy
- Patients with Diabetes Sugar
- People with severe obesity
- Patients with a history of transplantation
- People with immunodeficiency
- Patients with Quadriplegia - Neurological Diseases with Pneumonological
To this end, an Ad-Hoc Ministerial Decision has been set up to draw up a Plan for the Hierarchy of Vaccination Groups on the basis of Morbidity on the basis of a specific categorization.
This Commission is composed of Ann. Director of Medical and Public Health Services and representatives of the Cyprus Medical Association, the Federation of Patients Associations of Cyprus and the Lecturer of the Medical School of the University of Cyprus Dr. Irene Christakis, on behalf of the Advisory Scientific Committee on The Crown.
On the basis of the recommendations of the Ad-Hoc Committee, the Ministry of Health will inform the respective patient groups of how they can be included in the priority groups for vaccination, the procedure by which they can express an interest in vaccination, and the scheduling of their appointment.
Source: eyenews
