Covid-19 vaccine holdouts face restrictions in Europe as Delta Variant spreads
Live MintEuropean governments worried about the rapid spread of the Delta coronavirus variant are nudging, and in some cases pushing, people to get a shot by introducing restrictions to daily life for those without a Covid-19 vaccination. The governments have the dual objective of overcoming hesitancy among people who don’t have a hard-core ideological stance against vaccinations, while stemming the need for new lockdowns that would damage European economies. But in deference to one of the daily rituals of millions of Italians, the vaccination requirement for indoor dining and drinking doesn’t apply to people having an espresso or cappuccino while standing at a bar. In Italy, about 61% of people have received at least one dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, compared with 57% in France and 68% in the U.K., according to Our World in Data, an Oxford University project tracking the global vaccine rollout.