Luanda – Angolan government has recommended mandatory vaccine for employees in the civil service and private sector, as well as defence and security bodies.
The move is intended to reinforce actions to prevent and combat the pandemic, preserving the health of public service and private sector users, said Francisco Pereira Furtado.
The Minister of State and Head of Security Affairs Office to the Presidency of Republic, told reporters that the measure covers persons with the legal age traveling between provinces, who will be required to show their vaccine cards as proof that they took one or two doses.
Furtado said that public and private institutions must allow their employees on the day of vaccination.
In order to ensure the well-being of the users and other workers, the public administration and the private sector have been urged to demand the presentation of proof of tests with negative results from the employees who have not taken the vaccines.
Francisco Pereira Furtado explained that the measure (mandatory vaccination) does not cover minors under 18 years of age.
The President’s aide described the current health situation as stable, but added that an all-out effort is required to avoid a third wave.
In turn, the minister of Health, Sílvia Lutucuta, who also praised the move, regretted the fact that many people in age group do not show up at the vaccination points set up in the country.
Lutucuta, who acknowledged existing community circulation of the virus throughout the country, considers vaccination as a powerful “weapon” in combat and prevention of pandemic.
The minister said the goal is to vaccinate 60 percent of the Angolan population, out of a total of 15 million citizens.
She put at more than 400,000 the number of citizens who have not yet visited the vaccination sites to take the second dose.
Statistics indicate the vaccination of more than two million citizens, since the beginning of the process in March of this year.
Source: Angola Press News Agency