Fri Oct 22, 2021 – 7:53 am EDT
PERTH, Australia (LifeSiteNews) – An Australian state will impose a COVID jab mandate on the majority of its workforce.
During a Wednesday morning press conference, Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan announced that his government would be implementing an expansive COVID vaccination mandate. It will be the most drastic jab mandate in the country, affecting more than one million people, 75% of the state’s workforce.
Injection with the experimental COVID-19 vaccines will now be mandatory, not only for “essential workers,” but for a large number of industries in Western Australia. The deadline for receiving two jabs is January 31, 2022.
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“Employers will be required to keep a record of the evidence, and authorized officers will run spot checks to ensure compliance is occurring,” McGowan said.
“If relevant, employers that have unvaccinated staff working after the deadline run the risk of being fined up to $100,000.”
McGowan added that employees themselves also risk as much as a $20,000 fine for failing to provide proof of vaccination.
The Premier tweeted a chart showing the different industries affected.
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