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All front-line government workers will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, or get tested for the virus every two weeks at their own expense.<\/p>

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Those who refuse to do either will have to remain off the job without pay.<\/p>\n

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The vaccination policy was communicated in a memorandum sent to government departments on Wednesday, on the heels of Prime Minister Gaston Browne saying his government was considering the measure.<\/p>

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According to one such memo to the Department of Immigration: \u201cEffective immediately, all officers and auxiliary staff members are duly encouraged to become vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus, or subject themselves to Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests every 14 days, at personal cost.\u201d<\/p>

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All front-line government workers will be required to get the COVID-19 vaccine, or get tested for the virus every two weeks at their own expense. Those who refuse to do either will have to remain off the job without pay. 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