Tourist-starved Greek islands strive for 'Covid-free' image

Tourist-starved Greek islands strive for 'Covid-free' image
AFP
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Vaccines are being given in priority on Greece's smaller islands anxious to reopen fully to tourists in mid-May
White sandy beaches make Elafonisos a popular holiday destination but it's the Greek island's small population that puts it top-of-the-list for Covid jabs as the country pushes to restart tourism before summer.
In January, the Greek government said it would prioritise immunity on smaller islands, promising they would be fully vaccinated by the end of April.
To that end, jabs are being distributed to inhabitants of dozens of islands in the Aegean sea to the east and the Ionian sea to the west, where municipalities are hungry to reopen fully to tourists next month.

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