Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced Tuesday that all Greeks over the age of 60 will have to bevaccinated against Covid-19 by January 16 or pay a monthly fine of 100.
On the Greek island of Elafonissos, Doctor Anargyros Mariolis gave a vaccine to an elderly woman. A photo by ARIS MESSINIS.
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The funds generated by fines will go to Greek hospitals.
He felt a responsibility to protect the most vulnerable even if it might fleetingly displease them.
The country's main opposition party criticized the move as excessive.
The fine would be a hefty chunk of the average monthly pension payment.
The rule would apply to Greeks over 60 who are still unvaccinated.
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The fines are not a punishment, said Mitsotakis. I would say it's a health fee.
The number is big.
A majority. Greece has 11 million people who are fully vaccine free.
The key background.
There have been record high numbers of cases in Greece in the past month. Several other European countries have recorded a case of omicron, but the country has not. There are a number of stricter measures for unvaccinated Greeks implemented earlier this month. Austria sent millions of unvaccinated people into lock down recently. Austria became the first Western democracy to mandate vaccinations for all adults.
The PM of Greece says that vaccinations for people over 60 should be compulsory.
The Associated Press reported that Greece will mandate COVID-19 vaccine for over 60s.
The monthly fine for refusing the mastic vaccine in Greece is $114.
Greece will make Covid vaccinations mandatory for older people.
Greece is facing a lot of cases and has added restrictions for the unvaccinated.
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