The possibility of taking other measures to reduce the unvaccinated depending on the epidemiological conditions, was mentioned by the Minister of Development Adonis Georgiadis, speaking on SKAI TV and the show “Today”.
Asked if, for example, they could be excluded from the restaurant or tested daily, Mr Georgiadis replied that “all of this is possibly open, it could potentially happen if the situation gets much worse”.
He categorically ruled out the possibility of a universal lockdown, saying that all measures taken by the government are aimed at not affecting the lives of vaccinated people who are at risk of contracting or getting coronavirus but are not at risk of dying.
He expressed satisfaction with the implementation of the new measures, saying that they “detached” the course of vaccinations as they have led to hundreds of first-dose appointments.
Regarding the mandatory vaccinations, Mr. Georgiadis replied that apart from the health vaccines, nowhere in Europe has it been imposed and that a democratic state cannot force anyone to be vaccinated.
He accused SYRIZA of hypocrisy, but especially KINAL, which talks about obligation, while it did not vote for the regulation for the health workers.
Especially for the health workers, he stressed that out of the 11,000 who were initially unvaccinated, 6,000 were suspended in September and have not yet returned to work, ie they would rather be left without a salary than get a vaccine.
“Imagine now that we are going to do, for example, mandatory vaccination for the police and the port authorities, where you have 30,000 to 40,000 unvaccinated people and if you put the same measure, you have to get 20,000 suspended. Would you take responsibility? ” stressed the Minister of Development.
Asked to comment on Singapore’s decision not to cover the medical expenses of unvaccinated citizens, Mr. Georgiadis stressed that he believes that the state should offer hospital coverage to every patient. He added that the coronavirus has posed some ethical dilemmas that Singapore is trying to deal with harshly, as “for the first time we have people who choose to get sick, the virus does not get sick on its own, it is as if they are seeking it”.
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