Getting vaxxed against Covid-19 will not be mandatory by law: Joe Phaahla

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Getting vaxxed against Covid-19 will not be mandatory by law: Joe Phaahla
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The government does not intend to make Covid-19 vaccinations compulsory by law.

That's the word from health minister Dr Joe Phaahla, in response to a recent parliamentary question posed by the IFP.

In a written response, Phaahla said the government had no plans to make immunisation against the virus a legal requirement for South Africans.

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