Greece rolls out Covid-19 vaccines in migrant camps

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Asylum-seekers in Greece have lined up to get their coronavirus shots as authorities begin rolling out vaccinations in migrant camps, Reuters reports.

Vaccinations began on the islands of Lesbos, Chios and Samos with Johnson and Johnson's single-dose shot, said Anastasios Chatzis, an official with the National Organisation of Public Health.

"We have the vaccines, we have the staff, the mood is positive," Chatzis said from Lesbos. "We have a long but good road ahead, and we hope everything goes well."

A migrant holds her baby as she receives a shot of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus in the Mavrovouni camp for refugees and migrants on the island of Lesbos, Greece, June 3. — Reuters
A migrant holds her baby as she receives a shot of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine against the coronavirus in the Mavrovouni camp for refugees and migrants on the island of Lesbos, Greece, June 3. — Reuters

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