Kostas Tsiaras: "No country that chose vaccination has eliminated measles"

Minister Kostas Tziara defended the measures against the animal plague and stated that the decision on vaccination would be made by scientists, not by politicians. Greece's Minister of Agriculture and Food, Kostas Tziara, responded sharply to opposition criticism regarding the management of the animal plague epidemic, during a session of the Committee on Production and Trade. In Greece, arrests of farmers began due to the plague in sheep and goats. The debate took place within the discussion of the bill "Urgent Measures to Support the Primary Sector and Address the Zoonotic Plague." The minister emphasized that vaccination is not a proven effective measure. "No country that has chosen vaccination has managed to eliminate the plague. There is no European vaccine. Those used in third countries such as Turkey, Pakistan, and Israel have not led to the eradication of the disease – there it is endemic, and their products do not carry an origin label," Tziara said. He stressed that ...