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More border workers likely to get mandatory vaccination

Oliver Lewis
Thu, 08 Jul 2021

An existing order requires workers in risk areas, including port workers not legally required to be vaccinated, to be regularly tested. (Image: Getty)

Oliver Lewis
Thu, 08 Jul 2021

The government is about to extend a mandatory vaccination requirement for workers in more border-facing roles, sources have confirmed to BusinessDesk.Earlier this year, officials issued a public health order requiring people who worked in managed isolation and quarantine facilities (MIQ) as well as some port and airport roles to be vaccinated against covid-19. MIQ workers had to be vaccinated by midnight April 30.Another order requires workers in risk areas, including port workers not legally required to be vaccinated, to be regularly tested. B...

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