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Saudi Arabia to require all workers get vaccinated

Workers in both the private and public sector must receive the vaccine before returning to their workplaces, according to the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Development.

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A medical worker administers a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the first drive-through vaccination center in the Saudi capital Riyadh, on March 4, 2021. — FAYEZ NURELDINE/AFP via Getty Images

Saudi Arabia will require all private and public employees in the kingdom to be vaccinated before returning to their workplaces, Saudi authorities said Friday.

“Receiving a coronavirus vaccine will be a mandatory condition for male and female workers to attend workplaces in all sectors (public, private, non-profit),” the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Development tweeted on Friday.

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