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The explanatory statement of the law establishes that the vaccination of workers in certain areas must be carried out in accordance with a vaccination scheme approved by the competent authority of the country where the person is vaccinated, that is, one or more doses of vaccine.
It is also noted that the list of persons who must undergo a health examination must be submitted to the Government for approval.
Mandatory vaccination will not be mandatory for those employees on the Government list who cannot be vaccinated due to medical contraindications. Likewise, vaccination will not be mandatory when workers are infected with a contagious disease or the availability of vaccines is not guaranteed, a criterion to be set by the Government.
In cases other than those listed, the worker will not be able to work in contact with the job – if the nature of the job allows it, he will have to be assigned to telework, if not – he will be transferred to another job in the same workplace if possible vaccinate without – withdraws from work without pay until the date the person is considered to have acquired immunity against a contagious disease after vaccination has been completed by government decision.
The explanatory memorandum also emphasizes that workers to be vaccinated should include, in particular, workers who come into contact with people at increased risk of contracting and / or suffering from a communicable disease, such as healthcare, in the course From his job. or activities employed by educational and social care institutions. The Government will establish the complete list after evaluating the epidemiological need for vaccination of workers in the relevant field of work or activity.
It is suggested that staff subject to preventive testing do so on their own.
With the amendments to the law, SAM also proposes that health screenings for COVID-19 workers of employees who are subject to mandatory preventive testing should no longer be funded from the state budget, but at the expense of the employee or, if the employer so wishes. decides, the employer.
There are still two exceptions where checkups will continue to be funded by the state. The tests will be financed from the state budget when the availability of vaccines is not guaranteed, as well as in cases where an employee cannot be vaccinated due to medical contraindications.
If the government approves these amendments to the law, the Seimas will have to make a decision about it.
The law is proposed to take effect in 2021. November 1 – by then, vaccinated workers will have enough time to receive at least one dose of the vaccine and acquire immunity against COVID-19 (coronavirus infection), as expected the EU regulation.
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