{"id":140496,"date":"2021-10-28T06:06:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-28T10:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=140496"},"modified":"2021-10-28T06:08:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T10:08:14","slug":"mandatory-vaccination-for-private-sector-businesses-with-more-than-5-employees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/mandatory-vaccination-for-private-sector-businesses-with-more-than-5-employees\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandatory vaccination for private sector businesses with more than 5 employees"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. The Cabinet agreed that the Public Health Regulations will be amended to mandate that all private sector employers who employ more than five employees will be required to have all staff vaccinated in order for them to continue working.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Meantime, The Information Technology Manager at the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre, Mr. Osbert Josiah, was also invited to update the Cabinet on the progress of the country\u2019s vaccination card.<\/p>

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    Under a programme jointly managed by the Ministries responsible for Health and Information Technology, the country is moving towards a card that has a QR Code that stores the holder\u2019s vaccination information and allows for quick and easy authentication.<\/p>\n

    The Cabinet was treated to a demonstration of the technology. Essentially, the QR Code, when scanned, gives authorized agencies access to a live database with real-time vaccination status.<\/p>

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    Therefore, when a person receives a booster jab, that information is updated and almost available almost immediately.<\/p>

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    The country\u2019s vaccine card system has been receiving commendations from all over the world as Antigua and Barbuda is one of the first countries to implement such a system.<\/p>\n

    It will be deployed for use within the next week to two weeks. Cabinet commended the team and agreed that the partnership between the two Ministries is an example of best practices that should be emulated within the wider Public Service<\/p>

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    The Cabinet agreed that the Public Health Regulations will be amended to mandate that all private sector employers who employ more than five employees will be required to have all staff vaccinated in order for them to continue working. 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