Greece: will vaccination become mandatory?

As we reported earlier, the Greek authorities have repeatedly stated that There will be no 3rd isolationeven if the situation with the coronavirus in the country deteriorates significantly. The reason is that the financial reserves of the budget have run out and there is nowhere to wait for help.

In this regard, the country’s leadership adopted a program of pressure on the unvaccinated, by forcing them to vaccinate.

For this, from September 1, were introduced access restrictions to work unvaccinated medical and social workers, unvaccinated restricted access to closed public spaces such as cafes, restaurants and clubs.

Mandatory testing has been introduced since September 13 for schoolchildren, students and teachers from 6 years old… And the Civil Aviation Administration lowered the bar to 4 years, for flights within Greece and abroad.

From September 17 a similar measure introduced with respect to ships and visits to dentists…

Mandatory testing has been introduced since September 13 unvaccinated workers (private and public sector), to the staff of catering establishments (cafes, bars, restaurants, snack bars, taverns, nightclubs), theaters, cinemas, museums and gyms. At the same time, free testing was canceled, and their results (free testing) were invalidated.

But this is not the end. A statement has already been made that from September 20, compulsory vaccination of teachers and people over 60 years old…

Will there be universal compulsory vaccination? Most likely not, but the pressure and coercion to vaccinate will increase, and, mainly by economic methods, by pressure “on the wallet”, which has already proven its effectiveness, gradually capturing more and more large categories of the population.

Where it leads? Most likely, at least 15-20% (of the total) of the still unvaccinated population will go to vaccination centers, and the most stubborn and ideological anti-vaccinators will feel the full pressure from the authorities as on a wallet (weekly 1-2- x multiple testing), so to limit one’s rights, meaning visiting restaurants, clubs and other closed premises, the list of which will no doubt be expanded.

At the same time, references to the violation of the constitutional rights of citizens (freedom of movement and “my body is my business”), which opponents of compulsory vaccination are so fond of appealing, no longer work. The authorities of Greece (and of other countries) put the question in such a way that violators and refuseniks are actually driven into a dead corner, reinforcing their actions with the help of economic and forceful methods.

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