Morocco’s decision to mandate the vaccine pass for access to several private and public places is the source of division among the members of the Covid-19 scientific committee.
According to Hespress sources, the way in which the vaccine pass mandate is being enforced is behind the committee’s division, with some describing it as “confusing”.
“There was a level of improvisation in mandating the pass, even in enforcing it,” Hespress’ source said, adding that the decision should have been announced sometime before its enforcement, leaving a period from one to three weeks for residents before implementing it.
Additionally, the current wave of infections ravaging Europe is triggering fears amid the committee that the Moroccan population’s fatigue will lead to an epidemiological setback.
Morocco’s national vaccination campaign has been at a standstill in the past few days, as the vaccination drive dropped by 80% in comparison to the period after mandating the vaccine pass.
According to data from the national vaccination committee, the lowest vaccination rates in the country are in the 15 to 34 age group. For 15 to 19-year-olds, the rate is 53% for the second dose and 66% for the first. When it comes to 20 to 29-year-olds, the second dose rate is 64% and 75% for the second dose.
The committee continues to attempt finding solutions to motivate the remaining 4.5 million residents who have yet to get inoculated, while also motivating the rest of the population to received the booster shot.
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