France and Greece both announced new vaccine requirements on Monday, following in the footsteps of Italy, which made vaccinations compulsory for health employees in April. Not all health care workers are happy with the move. In the UK, a petition against the plan to make vaccines compulsory has attracted more than 72,000 signatures. French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Monday that health care workers, care home employees and those who work with vulnerable and frail patients in France will have to be vaccinated by September 15. Speaking on LCI television following Macron's announcement, health minister Olivier Véran added that unvaccinated health care workers will be banned from going to work and will not be paid after the September deadline.

Source: CNN July 13, 2021 13:05 UTC