The Minister of Public Service and Administrative Reform, MINFOPRA, Joseph Le has debunked rumors circulating on social media that the campaign for vaccination against Covid-19 for State personnel is obligatory.
He made this statement on Thursday October 21, 2021 during a press briefing in Yaounde. In his statement, Minister Joseph Le denied information widely disseminated on social media that vaccination is made compulsory for public officials. "We would like to point out that there was never any question of forcing State personnel to be vaccinated," Le said. “Indeed, information published and widely relayed in social networks, by certain trade union corporations, shows that the vaccination campaign that my colleague the MINSANTE and myself, will launch in the coming days, would render the administration of the COVID vaccine compulsory for serving public officials and those who have been admitted to assert their pension rights. This is not true!” Le emphasised He added it is not obligatory but intends to encourage civil servants to get vaccinated against the deadly pandemic. “We would like to point out that there was never any question of forcing state personnel to be vaccinated. Persuade, yes! Obligate, no(not yet)! “Our approach, which is essentially persuasive, stems from the high instructions of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, relating to the response strategy against the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) in our country.” Le explained. He added that the intensification of the vaccination campaign on the national territory to begin November 5 to 30, 2021 is intended for all personnel who pay into the State budget. “It is not a question, not of forcing you to be vaccinated, but more of sensitising you, of persuading you, by presenting to you the benefits of this saving act, which in no way obliges public officials to submit to vaccination, but to urge them to do so in the interest of their well-being and that of society as a whole.” Le said.
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