Suva, Oct 13 (UNI/Sputnik) Fiji government intends to fire 344 school teachers who refuse to get the COVID-19 shot, Minister for Education Premila Kumar said.
"In total, we are looking at 344 teachers who will be terminated under the No Jab No Job policy," Kumar said as quoted by the FBC broadcaster.
The minister also confirmed that 130 teachers were already notified that their contracts will be ending. The teachers had been asked to get their first shot of the vaccine by August 16 and second by October 31.