Jordan - Ecuador makes COVID-19 vaccination obligatory
Amman, Dec. 24 (Petra)-- Ecuador's government said it has made it obligatory for eligible people to be vaccinated against COVID-19, amid an increase in cases and the circulation of new variants of the disease.
About 12.4 million Ecuadoreans - or 77.2 percent of those aged 5 and over - have been fully vaccinated against the disease, the health ministry said in a statement.
'Ecuador declares vaccination against COVID-19 to be obligatory. This decision was taken because of the current epidemiological situation: the increase in infections and the circulation of new variants of concern like Omicron,' the statement added.
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