The deputy head of a hospital in a suburb of Athens received a coronavirus vaccine and a few days later was admitted to intensive care for mechanical ventilation, according to the Greek TV channel Skai.
According to the channel, on December 27, the 54-year-old doctor was vaccinated against the coronavirus. By December 30, he developed symptoms of a lower respiratory tract infection. His condition deteriorated rapidly and required hospitalization. Already on January 1, the doctor was diagnosed with respiratory failure and intubated. The virus test was negative and the patient did not have shortness of breath, fever or cough.
The Greek Ministry of Health said that they did not find a direct connection between the vaccination and the infection that the doctor had. In particular, his history of allergies was investigated.
The hospitalization of the deputy head of the clinic provoked a reaction from opponents of vaccination in the country, the TV channel adds.
On December 27, Greece launched a COVID-19 vaccination campaign called Operation Freedom, which uses Pfizer's drug, BioNTech. This is the only vaccine approved in the European Union. The first to be vaccinated will be medical workers, residents and employees of nursing homes and rehabilitation centers.
On January 2, it was reported that a Mexican doctor was hospitalized after a similar vaccination. The woman was diagnosed with encephalomyelitis. Before that, on December 30, a 91-year-old patient died in Switzerland a few days after vaccination.
