Greece to Impose Hefty Recurring Fines on Elderly If They Are Unvaccinated

Patients in line to get vaccinated against COVID-19, in Aristotelous Square, in the center of Thessaloniki, Greece, on Nov. 26, 2021. Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP via Getty Images

Greece said on Tuesday that citizens aged 60 and over who don’t comply with a new government-imposed COVID-19 vaccination mandate by Jan. 16 will face a recurring monthly fine of 100 euros ($113).

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said that his decision to implement the measure, announced on Nov. 30, “tormented” him personally, but it was necessary for the “protection of our fellow citizens.”