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I haven't been vaccinated yet....does anyone know if foreigners can get vaccinated in Greece? Thanks!! I would love to finally get it
 
kosta_karapinotis said:
I haven't been vaccinated yet....does anyone know if foreigners can get vaccinated in Greece? Thanks!! I would love to finally get it
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I am not 100% sure, the only information that I could find is as follows:
help.unhcr.org

Vaccination against COVID19 - UNHCR Greece

The National Vaccination Campaign for COVID-19 has begun. The vaccination is free of charge for all and the vaccine will become gradually available to all, in priority groups. For information on how to access the vaccination, click here. How do COVID-19 vaccines work? The function of vaccines is...
help.unhcr.org help.unhcr.org
 
I believe you can get vaccinated at most doctors offices
 
kosta_karapinotis said:
I haven't been vaccinated yet....does anyone know if foreigners can get vaccinated in Greece? Thanks!! I would love to finally get it
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For vaccination as a foreigner, you need a temporary AMKA (social security) and it's made just for vaccination, you can't use it for other medical services, find more from here: https://emvolio.gov.gr/en/pamka
Without that number no- one will vaccinate you just walking into the doctor's door.
 
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nefernefer said:
For vaccination as a foreigner, you need a temporary AMKA (social security) and it's made just for vaccination, you can't use it for other medical services, find more from here: https://emvolio.gov.gr/en/pamka
Without that number no- one will vaccinate you just walking into the doctor's door.
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Thank you so much for sharing this. This will be super useful for people traveling to Greece for a long time or for people who are still unable to get vaccinated in their country. My cousins in Canada were just finally able to get their first dose, some of them even traveled to the states to get their second dose, so I'm sure others could do the same in Greece
 
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Thank you so much for sharing this. This will be super useful for people traveling to Greece for a long time or for people who are still unable to get vaccinated in their country. My cousins in Canada were just finally able to get their first dose, some of them even traveled to the states to get their second dose, so I'm sure others could do the same in Greece
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At least some headway there,it is unbelievable what is going on here in Thailand...We expatriates come last..... perhaps next year if we are lucky, they are so unorganized it is frightening..... Yesterday a scandal came out that some internal IT people and medical staff blocked 6000 appointments and resold them elsewhere.....we live very faraway in our own 'bubble' and isolation so feel safe!!..... ..We are essentially in our own lockdown...Unable to travel but the airfare is so so cheap!!.. BKK-Doha-Mykonos return..... Kalley Mera to all here!❤️
 
Do they require you to be vaccinated to travel to Greece? I thought that was one of the requirements...
 
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