Elena Becatoros July 16, 2021 - 11:49 PM
ATHENS, Greece (AP) â European nations are scrambling to ramp up vaccination drives, using a carrot-and-stick approach to persuade the reluctant to get their shots as the more transmissible delta variant drives a surge in infections.
Greece became the latest to enact new restrictions on Friday, requiring proof of vaccination or recent recovery from COVID-19 for access to indoor restaurants, cafes, bars and movie theaters. Children can enter with negative tests.
The measure, part of a package of government incentives, had little immediate effect as virtually all public life moves outdoors during Greece s hot, dry summers. Sidewalk cafes and restaurants and open-air movie theaters remain accessible to all.
European nations impose incentives, penalties to boost Covid vaccine shots
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Coronavirus: European nations impose incentives, penalties to boost shots
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