In which countries is the covid-19 vaccine mandatory?

• France plans to follow in Italy’s footsteps and demand immunization of health personnel

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The progression of the Delta variant has made some countries, including France, consider doing compulsory vaccination against covid-19. This Monday, the French Government is debating various measures to deal with the new wave of infections, including making vaccination mandatory for healthcare professionals.

Although in general vaccination against covid-19 is not, for now, mandatory, there are some countries that totally or partially impose it. We review them below:

Countries where the vaccine is mandatory for all adults

1. Tajikistan: a government decree obliges all citizens over 18 years of age to be vaccinated.

2. Turkmenistan: This country, one of those that has practically not declared covid cases, obliges since July 7 to vaccinate “all people over 18 years of age without medical contraindications.”

3. Vatican: Since February 8, all Vatican residents and workers must be vaccinated. Penalties include firing for employees who refuse to receive the injection.

Countries where it is mandatory for certain groups

1. Italy: a decree law of May 25 obliges doctors and health personnel to be vaccinated against covid-19. Those who refuse risk being deprived of practicing their profession in contact with the population. This obligation has been appealed by 300 people before the Italian justice.

2. UK: The Government announced on June 16 that it will be mandatory to be vaccinated for all people who work in nursing homes. This includes both medical personnel and other groups that perform work in nursing homes. They have until October to do so if they want to continue working in this sector. The measure has yet to receive approval from Parliament.

3. RussiaDespite the fact that Vladimir Putin opposes a national obligation, the city of Moscow has ordered mandatory vaccination for all employees in the service sector. 60% of them, approximately two million people, must be immunized before August 15. Other Russian cities like St. Petersburg have taken similar steps.

4. Kazakhstan: from July 1 it is mandatory to get vaccinated for most people who work in contact with citizens. Those who refuse to be vaccinated will not be able to interact with clients.

5. Fiji: In the Pacific archipelago, vaccination against covid is mandatory for all workers in both the public and private sectors. Officials will have to take a leave if they have not received their first injection before August 15 and risk being fired if they have not received the full guideline before November 1. In the private sector, workers must have received the first dose before August 1.

6. USA: The city of San Francisco has announced sanctions for those of its 35,000 employees who do not get vaccinated against covid-19. In Texas, more than 150 employees at one of the state’s largest hospitals have been laid off after refusing to get vaccinated.

Countries where it is not mandatory but almost

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There are countries where there is no obligation to be vaccinated but the restrictions for the unvaccinated are such that it is practically almost an obligation to be immunized:

1. Saudi Arabia: from August it will be mandatory to be vaccinated to be able to enter both public and private buildings. This includes schools, leisure centers and public transport. Only workers who are vaccinated, both in the public and private sectors, will be able to return to their face-to-face jobs.

2. Pakistan: Since July 1, the province of Baluchistan, in the southwest of the country, prohibits unvaccinated people from entering public buildings, parks, shopping centers and public transport. In the province of Sindh, officials who refuse to be vaccinated will not receive their salary. And in Penjab province, those who refuse will have their phones cut off.

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