NO JAB NO ENTRY POLICY FOR MARKET VENDORS
04/08/2021
The Ministry of Local Government through the Municipal Councils continues to ensure that all Municipal Market Vendors around the country receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This is in light of the Government’s ‘No Jab No Job’ policy.
‘‘Since experiencing the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Municipal Councils have implemented a number of safety measures for all Fijians. The Municipal Councils have supported the Ministry of Health in the awareness programme, decontamination of sites and in the vaccination campaigns. Drive-thru sites were set up for vaccination and swabbing making it convenient and safer for the people,’’ said the Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar.
67% of the market vendors throughout Fiji have received their first jab
Market vendors cannot enter their respective markets after 1st August 2021 if they have not been vaccinated - Kumar
67% of the market vendors throughout Fiji have received their first jab
Market vendors cannot enter their respective markets after 1st August 2021 if they have not been vaccinated - Kumar Tuesday 03/08/2021
Minister for Local Government Premila Kumar says it is pleasing to note that around 67% of the market vendors throughout the 18 municipal markets in Fiji have received their first jab of the AstraZeneca vaccine as of yesterday and the vendors cannot enter their respective markets after 1st August 2021 if they have not been vaccinated. Kumar says they continue to ensure that all municipal market vendors around the country have been vaccinated in light of the government’s ‘No Jab No Job’ policy.