Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for all Greeks above 60 years of age before a cabinet meeting in Athens on Tuesday (Nov. 30) in response to the Omicron variant.
Those who refuse to get vaccinated will have to pay a monthly fine of 100 euros ($114) for each month they don’t get jabbed, starting on January 16.
“It is not a punishment,” Mitsotakis said. “I would say it is a health fee.”
I see Greece is going to start fining people who haven’t had the vaccine. It feels more like control and less like saving lives every day
— Shitter Island🇪🇺 (@AndyBowers11) November 30, 2021
BREAKING: Greece announces COVID-19 vaccines will now be obligatory for everyone 60 years or older. Failure to do so will incur a monthly fine of $113 and the money will go towards funding hospitals strained by the pandemic. RT IF YOU THINK AMERICA SHOULD DO THE SAME!
— Occupy Democrats (@OccupyDemocrats) November 30, 2021
Whoa! Look at the demonstration against forced vaccines in Greece. pic.twitter.com/qWZqlmUxxB
— Election Wizard (@ElectionWiz) August 30, 2021
Greece to make Covid vaccinations mandatory for over-60s https://t.co/1bDP9SsvF9
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 30, 2021
Soo… I'm reading that in Greece they want to 'fine' people above 60+, every single month, if they haven't taken the covid vaccine? 'Living without the vaccine' thus becomes a crime paid by 'fine'…?
— Voltorn Elda 📵Saying no to QR (@voltornelda) November 30, 2021
Can we please wake up and see that this is pure insanity? O_o
Greece to make Covid vaccinations mandatory for over-60s https://t.co/1bDP9SsvF9
— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) November 30, 2021
Greece will start fining people over 60 who refuse vaccines €100 a month, with the money going to fund hospitals fighting #COVID19.
— AJ+ (@ajplus) December 1, 2021
Greece is 63% vaccinated and recently banned unvaccinated people from indoor places like gyms and restaurants after record daily infections. pic.twitter.com/46tkytU36F
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Germany’s incoming chancellor threw his support behind mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations as European leaders take a tougher line in a bid to check a massive surge in new infections.
Germany’s next chancellor, Olaf Scholz, says he would like to mandate vaccines for all living in Germany as early as February 2022.
— Amy Tarkanian (@MrsT106) November 30, 2021
Germany moving closer to universal Covid vaccine mandate. After FDP justice minister-designate @MarcoBuschmann built bridge leaving decision up to individual MPs rather than following party line, @OlafScholz declares that as MP he will vote in favor of universal vaccine mandate. pic.twitter.com/0kz46Adtl0
— Thorsten Benner (@thorstenbenner) November 30, 2021
Germany could make coronavirus vaccines mandatory as early as February or March 2022, according to chancellor-in-waiting Olaf Scholz:https://t.co/enmi8Glli5
— DW News (@dwnews) November 30, 2021
During a video conference on Tuesday (Nov. 30), Olaf Scholz told outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel and state premiers that he would support a broad requirement to get shots, according to a person familiar with the discussions. The measure, which may not be approved at the talks, could come into force around February, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the deliberations are private.
The move would be a major departure for the new administration after German leaders vowed for months that it would be up to citizens to decide if they wanted to take up the government’s offer to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
BERLIN – Germany on Tuesday inched closer to mandatory coronavirus vaccines after incoming chancellor Olaf Scholz said they were necessary to contain a fierce fourth wave of the pandemic. #BangkokPost #World https://t.co/GJpcLoryWg
— Bangkok Post (@BangkokPostNews) November 30, 2021
“In order to get the upper hand and prevent a fifth wave, we must now prepare for a general vaccination requirement,” said Robert Habeck, the incoming vice chancellor from the Greens.