FILE - In this Tuesday, June 22, 2021 file photo, a restaurant employee, right, checks a visitor's COVID-19 vaccination QR code at the entrance of a restaurant in Moscow, Russia. Faced with worrying surges of coronavirus infections driven by the more transmissible delta variant, European nations have been scrambling to ramp up vaccination drives, using a mixture of stick-and-carrot measures to persuade the reluctant to get their shots.
“At the moment it’s the middle of summer, people prefer being outside, under the trees, and people don’t want to sit indoors,” said Sprios Bairaktaris, owner of a popular Greek taverna in the tourist district of Athens that has both indoor and outdoor areas. Outdoor clubs and music venues in Greece will also be accessible only to the fully vaccinated or recently recovered, with capacity capped at 85% and no standing customers.
Some European countries have also introduced mandatory vaccinations for certain professions. Italy made vaccinations obligatory in April for health care workers and pharmacists. France and Greece announced mandatory vaccines this week for health care workers and care home staff, with France extending the requirement to those caring for an elderly or sick person at home.
Cyprus has also seen an alarming increase in infections, prompting the government on Friday to announce new regulations,. They include proof of COVID-19 status for access to public transport, banks, state services, businesses and to visit care homes. Dance clubs will only be open to the vaccinated and recently recovered.
The US must pass a law requires this too in order for all people to get covid vaccines or we will pay billions for health care & funerals
JaneSimkins66 Well they just f*cked their main industry then...