Santaco spokesperson Thabisho Molelekwa said taxi drivers are at a higher risk of contracting and spreading Covid-19.
The SA National Taxi Association is mobilising taxi drivers to get jabbed against Covid-19. File photo.The SA National Taxi Association is mobilising taxi drivers to join Covid-19 vaccination queues, a move it hopes will help the industry get back on its feet after enduring income losses over the past year.
The taxi industry has complied with government restrictions, including reducing the number of passengers for long-distance trips to 70% of their capacity. He said taxi drivers are at a higher risk of contracting and spreading Covid-19 because they work with multiple loads of passengers daily and this involves exchanging cash during trips.Molelekwa said driver vaccination is not mandatory.“Vaccination is voluntary. The country has not got to a point where vaccination is mandatory. We are looking at ways in which taxi drivers can be motivated to vaccinate without being forced,” he said.
He said the industry continues to lose income because unvaccinated drivers are not permitted to travel with passengers beyond the border.
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