Cambodia govt announces returning migrant workers are all eligible for free vaccination


PHNOM PENH, Aug 16 (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine has rebuffed criticism that vaccinations for returning migrant workers were going too slow.

Vandine, who is also head of the national Covid-19 vaccination committee, explained that migrant workers can get the jabs only after they have tested negative for Covid-19 following their quarantine and cannot be vaccinated right away once they enter Cambodia.

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