Athens: Greece will announce mandatory vaccination for certain professional groups next week, the government said on Thursday after a recent surge in Covid-19 infection.
The country’s bio-ethics committee last month recommended a mandatory photo shoot for health workers and staff at the elderly care facilities only “as the last size” with a certain time frame if efforts to encourage inoculation have proven ineffective.
“The government …
has received recommendations relevant by the National Bio-Ethics Committee on mandatory vaccination for certain professional groups,” said a government spokesman, Aristotelia Pelito, said briefing on Thursday.
The relevant decision will be announced next week, he said.
There has been a debate about whether the vaccination must be ethical, even though the poll issued by Greek Skai television on Wednesday shows the majority of Greeks supporting certain groups that deal with the public.
On Thursday, the authorities returned to the sidewalk in restaurants, bars and nightclubs, allowing customers to sit, because they were worried about the recent resurrection in Covid-19 infection driven by a more contagious Delta variant.
About 38% of Greek populations that meet the requirements are fully vaccinated and the government has offered incentives to persuade more people to get shots, including free cash and cellular data for young people, which aim to bring a rate of up to 70% in the fall.