Belgium to make COVID-19 shots mandatory for health workers

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Published November 16, 2021 3:56 AM

By SAMUEL PETREQUIN
Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — Health workers in Belgium who don’t want to get vaccinated against COVID-19 will face losing their jobs. Belgium’s federal government has finalized a draft bill to make vaccination of health care workers mandatory. That comes amid a surge of new coronavirus cases and deaths. Hospitals in Belgium now reserve half of their ICU beds for COVID-19 patients, Starting Jan 1, health care workers will have a three-month window to get their shots. Beginning in April, workers without a proper justification for their refusal could be dismissed. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Alexander De Croo is expected to announce further coronavirus restrictions.

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