Greek Seniors Face Fines For Failure to Get Covid Shot

A health-care worker waits by a sign reading 'Wait Here. Please Keep 2 Meters Distance,' at the entrance of the vaccination hall of Evangelismos hospital, in Athens.

Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg

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Greece is issuing fines to anyone age 60 and older who isn’t vaccinated against Covid-19. It’s a way to boost lagging inoculation levels and reduce pressure on the nation’s health care services.