{"id":247812,"date":"2022-01-02T09:53:26","date_gmt":"2022-01-02T09:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=247812"},"modified":"2022-01-03T07:39:37","modified_gmt":"2022-01-03T07:39:37","slug":"countries-making-covid-19-vaccines-mandatory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=247812","title":{"rendered":"Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory"},"content":{"rendered":"

Reuters \u2013 Dec 31, 2021<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Governments have been making COVID-19 shots mandatory for health workers and other high-risk groups, pushed by a sharp upturn in infections caused by the Delta variant and a slowdown in vaccinations, as well as the\u00a0new Omicron variant.<\/p>\n

A growing number of countries are also making shots compulsory for public servants and other workers.<\/p>\n

Here are some countries\u2019 vaccine mandates, listed according to categories of people affected:<\/p>\n

ALL ADULTS<\/p>\n

** AUSTRIA: all over 14s from February 2022; holdouts can be fined up to 3,600 euros every 3 months<\/p>\n

** ECUADOR: obligatory, except for people who have a relevant medical condition or incompatibility<\/p>\n

** GERMANY: plans to make mandatory for all adults from February<\/p>\n

** INDONESIA: all adults, with fines or refusal of social assistance or government services for the unvaccinated.<\/p>\n

** MICRONESIA: all adults<\/p>\n

** TAJIKISTAN: all over 18s<\/p>\n

** TURKMENISTAN: all over 18s<\/p>\n

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR WORKERS<\/p>\n

** CANADA: all federally regulated workplaces from early 2022<\/p>\n

** COSTA RICA: all state workers<\/p>\n

** CROATIA: all public sector employees, citizens who need services in public institutions<\/p>\n

** CZECH REPUBLIC: police officers, soldiers and some other professions from March<\/p>\n

** DENMARK: workplaces allowed to require a digital \u201ccorona pass\u201d for employees<\/p>\n

** EGYPT: vaccination or weekly COVID-19 test required from public sector employees to work in government buildings<\/p>\n

** FIJI: public servants, employees at private firms<\/p>\n

** FRANCE: public officials or employees, including civil security pilots, flight personnel providing care for victims, soldiers permanently assigned to civil security missions, firefighters<\/p>\n

** GHANA: targeted groups including all public sector and health workers from Jan. 22<\/p>\n

** HUNGARY: employees at state institutions<\/p>\n

** ITALY: all workers, school staff, police, military<\/p>\n

** LATVIA: required for lawmakers to be able to vote and to receive full pay; businesses allowed to fire unvaccinated workers<\/p>\n

** LEBANON: all civil servants and workers in the education, tourism and public transport sectors from Jan. 10<\/p>\n

** NEW ZEALAND: workers of border, prison, police and defence force sectors; education sector by Jan. 1<\/p>\n

** OMAN: public or private sector employees for entry to workplace<\/p>\n

** POLAND: teachers, security personnel and uniformed services from March 1, 2022<\/p>\n

** RUSSIA: workers with public-facing roles in Moscow;<\/p>\n

** SAUDI ARABIA: public and private sector workers wishing to attend a workplace; people entering government, private, or educational establishments<\/p>\n

** TUNISIA: officials, employees and visitors accessing public and private administrations<\/p>\n

** TURKEY: some sectors including teachers and domestic travel employees<\/p>\n

** UKRAINE: public sector employees including teachers; extension to medical personnel and municipal employees under consideration<\/p>\n

** UNITED STATES: all federal workers, contractors (temporarily blocked from enforcing nationwide), private sector workers in companies with 100 or more employees (reinstated on Dec. 18), public-sector workers (contested in New York court)<\/p>\n

HEALTH WORKERS<\/p>\n

** AUSTRALIA: high-risk aged-care workers, employees in quarantine hotels<\/p>\n

** BRITAIN: care home staff in England, health workers in England by April 1<\/p>\n

** CROATIA: health and social care workers<\/p>\n

** CZECH REPUBLIC: hospitals and nursing homes employees from March 2022<\/p>\n

** FINLAND: plans to make vaccines mandatory for health and social care workers<\/p>\n

** FRANCE: healthcare and care home workers, home aids and urgent care technicians<\/p>\n

** GERMANY: workers of hospitals, doctor\u2019s offices and nursing homes by mid-March.<\/p>\n

** GREECE: nursing home staff, healthcare workers<\/p>\n

** HUNGARY: healthcare workers<\/p>\n

** LEBANON: health sectors from Jan. 10, 2022<\/p>\n

** NEW ZEALAND: health and disability sector workers<\/p>\n

** POLAND: health care workers from March 1, 2022<\/p>\n

OTHER WORKERS<\/p>\n

** Western Australia: employees of mining, oil and gas exploration sectors by Jan. 1, 2022<\/p>\n

** CHINA: booster shot required in Beijing for key workers on construction sites, including cooks, security guards and cleaning personnel<\/p>\n

** PHILIPPINES: in-office workers and employees in public transportation services<\/p>\n

** KAZAKHSTAN: mandatory vaccinations or weekly testing for people working in groups of more than 20<\/p>\n

CHILDREN<\/p>\n

** COSTA RICA: over 5s<\/p>\n

** LITHUANIA: over 16s, considering for over 12s<\/p>\n

ELDERLY<\/p>\n

** CZECH REPUBLIC: over 60s from March<\/p>\n

** GREECE: over 60s<\/p>\n

** MALAYSIA: over 60s and all adult recipients of the Sinovac vaccine required to get a booster dose by Feb.<\/p>\n

** RUSSIA: over 60s and chronically ill in St. Petersburg<\/p>\n

ENTRY TO PUBLIC VENUES<\/p>\n

** AUSTRIA: public places including restaurants, hotels, theatres and ski lifts<\/p>\n

** BRITAIN: vaccination or negative test for all over-18s at night clubs and other venues in Scotland; at nightclubs, some indoor and outdoor unseated venues and all venues with more than 10,000 people in England<\/p>\n

** BULGARIA: \u201chealth pass\u201d for visitors of public venues such as cafes, hotels, concert halls, museums and swimming pools<\/p>\n

** CZECH REPUBLIC: vaccination certificates or testing status required at restaurants and clubs<\/p>\n

** DENMARK: health pass required for entry to indoor bars, restaurants and other public places<\/p>\n

** EGYPT: vaccination mandatory for public university students to access campuses<\/p>\n

** FRANCE: health pass required for restaurants, cafes, cinemas and museums, other public venues. Health pass will be transformed into a vaccination pass, mandatory for some professionals and for entry to cinemas and bars from first half of Jan.<\/p>\n

** GERMANY: vaccination required for all but the most essential businesses such as grocery stores, pharmacies and bakeries<\/p>\n

** ITALY: vaccination required for indoor seating at bars, restaurants, visiting museums, cinemas, clubs, attending sporting events; basic green health pass obligatory for all public transport<\/p>\n

** KENYA: court temporarily halted vaccination requirement by Dec. 21 to access public services including schools, transport services, immigration and other state offices, hotels, bars, restaurants, national parks, wildlife reserves<\/p>\n

** LEBANON: vaccine certificate or antibody tests required for entry to restaurants, cafes, pubs and beaches<\/p>\n

** MOROCCO: vaccine required for access to all government buildings, spaces such as cafes, restaurants, cinemas, gyms, transportation<\/p>\n

** NETHERLANDS: health pass mandatory to enter bars, restaurants, clubs or cultural events<\/p>\n

** ROMANIA: health pass, negative COVID-19 test or proof of recovery mandatory for entry to most public venues including majority of non-essential ones<\/p>\n

** SERBIA: health pass mandatory to visit indoor cafes, hotels and restaurants after 10 p.m.<\/p>\n

** SINGAPORE: vaccination necessary to enter shopping malls; considers requiring a booster shot to qualify as fully vaccinated<\/p>\n

** SWITZERLAND: proof of vaccination, recovery or a negative test required to access bars, restaurants and fitness centres<\/p>\n

** SOUTH KOREA: vaccine pass mandatory to access 14 designated public spaces, including hospitality and entertainment venues; requirement extended to over 12s from February<\/p>\n

** SWEDEN: vaccine passes required for indoor events with more than 100 people; to be extended to smaller gatherings, such as in restaurants.<\/p>\n

** UKRAINE: restrictions for unvaccinated on access to restaurants, sports and other public events<\/p>\n

(Compiled by Oben Mumcuoglu, Dagmarah Mackos and Elena Vardon; Editing by Kevin Liffey)<\/p>\n

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