Greece orders COVID-19 vaccinations as infections rise
The Peninsula
ATHENS - Greece has made vaccinations against COVID-19 mandatory for certain workers and announced restrictions to contain the spread of the virus as infections have kept rising during the vital summer tourism season.
"The country will not shut down again because of some," Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said in a televised address announcing the measures. "It is not Greece that is in danger, but unvaccinated Greeks."
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