Sabah extends mandatory vaccination deadline for workers

Sabah extends mandatory vaccination deadline for workers

Those in trade and distribution, restaurants and supermarkets have up to Sept 21 to get their second dose.

Sabah aims to have 60% of its adult population fully vaccinated by Sept 21. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA:
The deadline for compulsory Covid-19 vaccination for employees and customers in all sectors of trade and distribution, restaurants and supermarkets in Sabah has been extended to Sept 21.

Sabah local government and housing minister Masidi Manjun said this was in line with the state’s target of achieving a 60% vaccination rate by that date.

“Initially, we announced that this would be enforced on Sept 15. However, as the vaccination rate has only reached 52% of the adult population, the enforcement date has been shifted,” Masidi, who is also the state’s Covid-19 spokesman, said in a statement.

He noted that there were delays in workers in the sectors receiving their second dose, particularly of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

He said employers could apply for temporary exemptions, which must be submitted to the local authorities.

The number of daily Covid-19 cases in the state dropped from 2,163 on Saturday to 1,717 on Sunday.

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