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Light tracks of passing cars are seen in front of a Christmas installation in Athens, Greece, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (AP Photo/Yorgos Karahalis) 12/13/2020 The National Herald
ATHENS - While most Greeks said they are following health protocols aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19 - especially wearing masks - only 42 percent said they’re reading to take a rush vaccine.
A study by Athens University of Economics and Business tracing public attitudes during the pandemic during a second lockdown showed reluctance to take vaccines discovered at record speed.
That showed the difficulty the New Democracy government will have in persuading people that the vaccines, due to arrive in early 2021, will work and are safe, especially in the face of a minority anti-vaccination movement.
Survey Reveals Only 4 Out of 10 Greeks Want to Get Coronavirus Vaccine
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42% of Greeks say that they get the Covid-19 vaccine
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December 10, 2020
Noah BarkinManaging Editor at Rhodium Group
It depends which Europe we are talking about. It was positive to see the European Commission publish a blueprint for transatlantic cooperation which touched on many issues related to China. But would that document receive an unqualified endorsement from Berlin and Paris, let alone from Budapest and Athens? That’s not entirely clear.
What we do have in European capitals is a readiness to sit down at the table with the incoming administration of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden to discuss China. Beijing’s image has taken a serious hit in Europe due to its aggressive coronavirus pandemic diplomacy, its crackdown in Hong Kong, its repression in Xinjiang, and its recent trade war with Australia.