Cambodian Public Servants who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 risk losing their jobs, Prime Minister, Hun Sen (pictured) has warned.
Mr Sen said there would be concerns among Government workers about interacting closely with those who remained unprotected.
He elaborated, saying that those who had not been vaccinated were at higher risks of contracting COVID-19 and transmitting it to others.
“Vaccinations are being administered to Public Servants at the national and sub-national levels in recent days, during which I have noticed two types of people,” Mr Sen said.
“The first type wants to be vaccinated as soon as possible because they are worried about what might happen in the absence of that precaution. The second are those who are avoiding being vaccinated, purportedly for fears of side-effects,” he said.
Mr Sen said that while vaccination was currently on a voluntary basis only “in the future, vaccination will become an obligation for some jobs, especially for members of the armed forces and Civil Servants”.
“I would like to inform Civil Servants who don’t want to be vaccinated that once Government institutions reach the point where they have administered vaccinations up to 70 per cent of their workforce, then those who have failed to be vaccinated may find themselves out of work,” the Prime Minister said.
“Just get vaccinated to protect your own lives and join in the fight against COVID-19, or the continuation of your services in the employ of the State may no longer be necessary.”
He also requested that all Ministers tally the totals for fully vaccinated officials, those who still needed a second dose and those who remained unvaccinated.
Phnom Penh, 9 April 2021
