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How a fake jabs probe highlights Greece's deep vaccine scepticism
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Greece is facing its fifth and deadliest wave of the pandemic, with unprecedented numbers of people testing positive and the number of COVID-related deaths soaring.
Last Monday, the daily number of cases hit a record 7,335 — the highest since the beginning of the pandemic.
Yet unlike other European countries facing a spike in cases, Greece has a relatively high overall vaccination rate of around 63 per cent. A region-by-region comparison, however, shows wildly fluctuating rates in different parts of the country. In the north, for example, the percentage is well below 50 per cent.
Vaccination scepticism, conspiracy theories, and a disdain for authority are thought to be the main culprits.
Members of the anti-vaccine movement in Greece are
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