NEW: ‘Introduce compulsory vaccination for workers’

Online Reporter

GOVERNMENT should consider compulsory Covid-19 vaccination for all workers, as this will allow business to operate without disruptions, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Retailers (CZR) has said.

In a statement, the CZR president, Mr Denford Mutashu, said: “As CZR, we urge our members to ensure that our employees are vaccinated to reduce the cycle of transmission and to save lives.

“We also believe that the vaccination programme will also mitigate future business disruptions as many of our members cannot survive a total lockdown.

“We propose that the Government should consider mandatory vaccination for all essential services, intercity travellers and attendees of public gatherings.”

The CZR, he said, appreciates efforts by Government to vaccinate people working at people’s markets such as Mbare (Harare) and Renkini (Bulawayo), where scores of people congregate daily.