Obstacles on the road to ‘Freedom’

The government's plans to vaccinate at least 70 percent of the population against the coronavirus is seen as a grand objective, as the campaign's name "Freedom" would suggest, but the first obstacles on this road to the promised land have already begun to appear.

Those familiar with the preparations have referred to a "military operation," but with a peaceful purpose, and there are many rivers to cross before Greece can reach "Freedom."

The first of the obstacles was announced on Wednesday by government spokesman Stelios Petsas, who said that the vaccines are indeed expected sooner than initially thought, but the amount will be much smaller.

This practically means that the first vaccinations will start at the beginning of the new year - maybe some will be done symbolically at the end of 2020 - but they will be given to fewer people than expected.

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