| Native name | Εθνική Εκστρατεία Εμβολιασμού «Επιχείρηση Ελευθερία» |
|---|---|
| Date | 27 December 2020 – present |
| Location | Greece |
| Cause | COVID-19 pandemic in Greece |
| Target | Full immunisation of people in Greece against COVID-19 |
| Participants | 21.091.153 doses administered (30 June 2022) 7.919.254 have received at least one vaccine dose (30 June 2022) 75.4% 72.6% 58.2% |
| Website | Official Website |
The COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Greece began on 27 December 2020. [1] As of the 30th of June 2022, 7.919.254 people have received their first dose (75.4% of total population), and 7.629.060 people have been fully vaccinated (72.6% of total population). A total of 6.119.231 people have received an additional booster shot (58.2% of total population). [2]
There are several COVID-19 vaccines at various stages of development around the world.
| Vaccine | Approval | Deployment |
|---|---|---|
| Pfizer–BioNTech |  21 December 2020 | 27 December 2020 |
| Moderna | 6 January 2021 | 12 January 2021 |
| Oxford-AstraZeneca | 29 January 2021 | 7 February 2021 |
| Janssen | 11 March 2021 | 5 May 2021 |
| Novavax | 20 December 2021 | 5 March 2022 |
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