The Lithuanian government is expected to consider on Wednesday legislative amendments to introduce mandatory vaccination against COVID-19 for some workers and oblige employers to pay for testing of those who refuse to take the jab.
The amendments to the Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases in Humans, drafted by the Health Ministry, would require that people in certain jobs or activities be vaccinated against the communicable disease because of which an extreme situation or a lockdown has been declared. “Vaccination would be compulsory for certain persons; the list will be approved by a government resolution,” Deputy Health Minister Ausra Bilotiene Motiejuniene told BNS on Tuesday. She noted that the proposal is under discussion and can still be changed. If the Cabinet approves the draft legislation on Wednesday, it will be submitted to the parliament for a final decision.
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