Greece to make Covid vaccines mandatory for over-60s

 

希臘將強制60歲以上人群接種武肺疫苗

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Greece is to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for people aged 60 and over, in a drastic move to stem a new surge in coronavirus cases.

希臘將強制要求60歲及以上的人口接種COVID -19疫苗，這是遏制冠狀病毒新病例激增的一項重大舉措。

Fines of €100 will be imposed at monthly intervals from mid-January on those who refuse, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said.

總理米佐塔基斯稱，從1月中旬開始，將對拒打疫苗者每月罰款100歐元（約3130台幣）。

The money will go towards the Greek health system, which is struggling with a surge in hospital admissions.

這些罰金將流入因住院人數激增而承受重壓的希臘衛生系統。

About 63% of Greece’s 11-million population is fully vaccinated, but data show more than 520,000 people over 60 are yet to get the jab.

希臘總人口1100萬人，其中約63％已完成疫苗接種，但資料顯示，逾52萬60歲以上人群尚未接種疫苗。

Greece becomes the second European country, after Austria, to make jabs mandatory.

希臘成為繼奧地利之後，第二個強制國人接種疫苗的歐洲國家。

新聞辭典

mandatory：形容詞，指強制性的、法定的。例句：The new government will enforce a mandatory retirement age of 65.（新政府將落實65歲法定退休年齡的規定。）

stem：動詞，攔住；遏止。例句：Measure must be taken to stem the tide of resignations.（必須採取措施阻止離職潮。）

interval：名詞，間隔。例句：We see each other at regular intervals - usually about once a month.（我們固定見面，通常一個月一次。）