Babis: Govt council backs Covid vaccine mandate for people over 60

The Government Health Risks Council has approved the introduction of a Covid vaccine mandate for people over 60, outgoing Prime Minister Andrej Babis told journalists before leaving for the Visegrad Group (V4) meeting with his counterparts from Poland, Hungary and Slovakia on Tuesday. The elderly face the biggest risk when it comes to the coronavirus infection, Babis said. On Monday, the cabinet in resignation opened the discussion about the mandatory vaccination of some professions. An inter-ministerial commission will be established to assess it.