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		</div><p>Greece has imposed a vaccination mandate for people aged over 60, as coverage remains below the European Union average and a recent spike in Covid-19 infections has sustained pressure on hospitals.</p>
<p>Older people failing to get vaccinated will face penalties, starting at a 50-euro (£41) fine in January and followed by a monthly fine of 100 euros (£83) after that.</p>
<p>About two-thirds of Greece’s 10.7 million population are currently fully vaccinated – the EU average is just over 70%.</p>
<p>The rate of death and daily hospital admissions has increased following the recent spread of the Omicron variant, though pressure on ICU capacity has eased slightly.</p>
<p>Health minister Thanos Plevris said fines would be collected through the tax office with the money to be used to help fund state hospitals.</p>
<p>“The age factor is important because of its impact on the public health service,” Mr Plevris told private Open TV.</p>
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<p>A vaccination mandate was imposed for healthcare workers last year.</p>
<p>And starting on February 1, vaccination certificates for adults will expire after seven months unless the holder receives a booster shot.</p>
<p>New infections sharply surged in early January, and have eased over the past week.</p>
<p>The mandate for over-60s was announced in late December and, according to government data, some 41.5% of the 530,000 people targeted by the measure are now fully vaccinated.</p>
<p>Greece has the seventh oldest population in the world, as measured by share of residents aged 65 and over, according to the US-based Population Reference Bureau.</p>
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