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SA considers vaccine mandates as Omicron drives infections surge – The Wall Street Journal
As South Africa's Fourth Wave gains momentum, business says the country cannot afford another lockdown, urges a national vaccine mandate instead.
Pressure for mandatory vaccinations in SA is rising. The piece below from the FT lays out the state of play, with organisations representing business and labour divided on the issue. Big Business is fearful that unless jabs become compulsory, SA's government will be forced to re-impose economically destructive lockdowns as the Fourth Wave takes hold. Other representative bodies like Sakeliga and NEASA, are camped against both lockdowns and mandated vaccinations. There's a similar divide between COSATU and other trade unions. – Alec Hogg
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