Fine for unvaxed over 60 abolished - 300 euros already imposed will be collected

On the date that the100 euro fine to citizens who are not vaccinated is abolished, announced Thanos Plevris. The Minister of Health made a statement on March 23, 2022. Prior to Plevris' statement on the abolition of the measure concerning the fine of the unvaccinated, amounting to 100 euros, the placement by the Deputy Minister of Health had preceded. In particular, Mina Gaga announced that she is ending the fine for those who are not vaccinated over 60.

With time counting down to Easter 2022, both the government and the Committee of Experts of the Ministry of Health were at odds over the lifting of measures and how quickly this will be done.

Those who oppose its immediate abolition want:

The fine of 100 euros to unvaccinated and
the vaccination certificate for entry indoors,

Doctors, however, warn that these decisions will lead to a rapid increase in cases in the coming period. Characteristic was the attitude of Dr.Matina Pagoni about how we will celebrate Easter this year. The president of the Athens-Piraeus Hospital Doctors Association reminded that the abolition of the measure for mandatory masking in open spaces in combination with kite flying on Clean Monday and the crowds in the parks, led to the increase of cases observed recently.

Abolition of a fine of 100 euros for those who have not been vaccinated - Plevris statement

"From April 15, the fine of 100 euros will be suspended for those over 60 who remain unvaccinated. The amount up to 300 euros corresponding to April 15 will be collected. The measure will be reviewed in September, so it is suspended for the remaining months.

Fine of 100 euros and unvaccinated over 60 - What Mina Gaga had announced about its abolition

Earlier, as mentioned above, the Deputy Minister of Health Mina Gaga announced that the fine for those who have not been vaccinated over 60 is abolished. coronavirus.

As she said, those who have not been vaccinated over the age of 60 will not have to pay the administrative fine. In fact, answering a relevant question about when the said measure will be abolished, she had said "we will see, probably from next month".

Gaga: Finally the fine of 100 euros to the vaccinated over 60 years from April

The decision to abolish the fine of 100 euros for those who have not been vaccinated since mid-April comes at a time when disputes over the vaccination certificate and its abolition are intensifying.

Unvaccinated: Which indoor areas do not have access without a vaccination certificate
Based on what is valid with the coronavirus vaccination certificate, the unvaccinated (those who have not received a third dose or have not been vaccinated at all) do not have access to enclosed areas such as restaurants. Analytically:

Restaurants
taverns
bar
Nightclubs
theaters
cinemas
museums
reports
conferences and
gyms.

It is recalled that the abolition of the vaccination certificate and the fine of 100 euros to unvaccinated have caused concern in the World Health Organization (WHO), which warns that "Greece is unjustifiably removing anti-covid restrictions."