Just 58% of police officers in the Hellenic Police (ELAS) have completed their vaccination against the coronavirus, according to updated data seen by Kathimerini.
In Attica, specifically, only 53% of the police force has been vaccinated, while in Thessaloniki the corresponding percentage stands at 54%.
It is also worrying that in front line units, such as the DIAS motorcycle-riding unit, the percentage is even lower as its officers tend to be younger and believe that Covid-19 does not pose a real threat to them, as sources explained.
ELAS officials, however, are hoping that the rate of vaccination among its staff will pick up in the fall as officers return from their summer leave. [kathimerini]
I guess the govt will not be sending them home without pay.