France & Greece Introduce Mandatory Vaccinations For Healthcare Workers, Deadlines

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- Surging Delta variant: France and Greece introduce mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers. July 13, 2021.

- DW News: France and Greece are introducing mandatory vaccinations for healthcare workers in a bid to tackle increasing coronavirus infection rates. On Monday Greek Prime Minister Mitsotakis ordered all staff in hospitals and retirement homes to book an appointment before mid-August, saying: "The country is not going to close down because of the attitude of some people."

> In France, President Macron has announced a September deadline for a medical workers to be inoculated. And he said the option of a compulsory vaccination for every citizen is also on the table.

While many areas of Germany continue to roll back restrictions amid low case numbers, the incidence rate for the country rose for the fifth day in a row. Germany's public health body, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI), reported 745 new domestic cases on Sunday and 6 more confirmed deaths. However, the incidence rate — the number of new infections per 100,000 inhabitants over a 7-day period — rose for a 5th day in a row, coming in at 6.2 compared to 5.8 on Saturday. While the figure remains low, the slight rise in cases comes amid concerns about the spread of the delta variant.

Travelers from Spain now face tougher restrictions when entering Germany after Berlin labeled it a COVID risk area. Starting Sunday, travelers will need to present a negative test or proof of vaccination or recover if they want to avoid quarantine.

[Rhiannon12866]

1. This imperative needs to be implemented for heath care workers in this country before it's too late

The number of cases are increasing rapidly here, especially in areas with low vaccination rates. It is a dangerous thing to allow those front line workers - or even those working in hospitals - to access areas where Covid patients are being treated without being vaccinated. We need to enact this now, though it's totally beyond me why anyone who has seen those with the virus would want to take the chance of spreading it further to loved ones and their communities.

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3. I can't comprehend it, what's it going

to take, a near extinction of the species.

Countries like Greece and France enacting this shows how far we've fallen.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. If only we could mandate this here!

At the very least, front line workers need to be vaccinated!