Greece will require COVID-19 vaccines for citizens over the age of 60
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Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday citizens over the age of 60 will be required to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Those older than 60 have until January 16 to receive at least the first dose, Mitsotakis said in a news conference.
Those who do not get vaccinated will be fined 100 euro ($113.66) every month until they receive the shot. "Its the price to pay for health," the prime minister said, according to Reuters.
About 63% of the country is fully vaccinated and just 520,000 people over the age of 60 are unvaccinated, according to Reuters. Greece is the first country in the EU to target a specific age group with a vaccine mandate.
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