State dithers about vaccine mandate while seeking direction from Constitutional Court
The identification of the highly infectious Omicron variant in the country has led to a surge in the number of people getting vaccinated
07 December 2021 - 10:18
UPDATED 07 December 2021 - 11:00
Less than two weeks after the government signalled urgency in boosting the take-up of Covid-19 jabs, it has left the important task to businesses after saying it would await a court order before making vaccination mandatory for access to certain places and activities.
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