Pfizer CEO says ‘filled with emotion’ as relative receives vaccine in Greece
Albert Bourla, the Greek chairman and chief executive of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, took to social media on Monday to announce that his father-in-law just got vaccinated in Greece.
“This is my father-in-law, the 1st member of our family to receive his 1st dose of the vaccine,” he said in a post on Twitter accompanied by a photo.
“At 84, he is high-risk & graciously waited his turn in Greece. I've heard many stories from people filled with emotion at seeing their loved ones get vaccinated. Now, I know the feeling.”
Greek health authorities announced on Monday that a total of 176,689 people have been vaccinated with the Pfizer/BioNTech jab from the start of the vaccination campaign, of which 168,809 have received the first dose while the remaining 7,880 the second one as well.
A health Ministry official also said that the country received a batch of 100,000 Pfizer vaccines on Monday and expects 815,000 doses by the end of February and 1,415,000 by the end of March.
