Zimbabwe: No Compensation for Unvaccinated Health Workers

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Zimbabwe: No Compensation for Unvaccinated Health Workers

[The Herald] Unvaccinated health workers who contract Covid-19 in the line of duty after July 14 will no longer receive special compensation which the Government has been paying those affected, while the 80 percent who have been vaccinated remain covered if they fall sick.

Source: allAfrica.com

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