Vaccinations against Covid-19 of children aged 5 to 11 gets underway on Friday, with authorities overwhelmed with requests from parents to have their children vaccinated. Health authorities have fallen short of their
Cyprus will roll out a vaccination program for children aged five to eleven next week, announced the Health Ministry’s permanent secretary Christina Yiannaki. Presenting the ministry’s vaccination program, Yiannaki said the authorities
Cyprus on Monday enforced stricter COVID-19 restrictions, as children over six now need to wear a face mask in school and present a Safe Pass for extracurricular activities and venues they visit.
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has recommended the use of Comirnaty, the COVID-19 vaccine produced by BioNTech/Pfizer, be extended to children aged between 5 and 11. Cyprus has already decided it will
Cyprus is going ahead with vaccinating children between the ages of five and eleven against COVID-19 next month, according to Health Ministry’s official Christina Yiannaki. Talking to Alpha TV on Thursday, Yiannaki
To improve vaccination rates, those without a COVID-19 jab will be barred from entering hospitality, entertainment, or sports venues from next month, while booster shots will essentially become obligatory. After seven months,
Every 27 hours in Cyprus, a child falls victim to sexual abuse, according to the Commissioner for the Rights of the Child, Despo Michaelidou. She cited reports from the “Hope For Children”
When the government spokesman declared that 30% of pre-school children are migrants and 16% of elementary pupils, he opened Pandora’s Box on an issue this administration seems to tolerate, under pressure from
The government has been criticised by children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou over recent comments about the high percentage of migrants in the education system. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos made the comments after
Online appointments for the vaccination of 12-15 year-olds against COVID-19 began on Monday, with over 60% of those booking a jab through the portal was for children. According to the Health Ministry,
