People working in the public sector who refuse to be vaccinated after vaccines are more widely available will have to pick up the tab for their own health care if they become ill with the coronavirus disease. Prime Minister Andrew Holness outlined the policy as he addressed the nation (Thursday, August 19) about new measures, chiefly seven days of lockdown which the Government hopes will help to curtail the spread of the disease.

“We have not yet discussed a policy of requiring public sector workers to be tested in order to turn up to work. What I know we have started to do, is to organise the various ministries, departments and agencies, and statutory bodies to receive vaccines, so I know the Ministry of Health is coordinating with the permanent secretaries and heads of agencies to carry out a vaccination programme within the public sector,” said Holness in response to questions on the matter.

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