The government of St Vincent and the Grenadines has said that it doesn’t have a mandatory vaccination policy.

However, In a statement issued by the Office of the Prime Minister, the government said it wanted to make clear that contrary to what some “misguided” persons have argued, there are several provisions in the constitution of St Vincent and the Grenadines which permit a requirement for vaccination against COVID-19 for particular jobs or jobs generally.

According to the statement, government employees who do not wish to be inoculated may be required to find alternative employment.

“If the employee fails and/or refuses to comply with the requirement for those specific jobs, he or she is free to choose employment elsewhere.  Such a failure/refusal may constitute misconduct,” read the statement said.

“Contrary to what some misguided, ill-informed or politically-jaundiced persons have argued, there are several provisions in the Constitution of St Vincent and the Grenadines which permit a requirement for vaccination against COVID-19 for particular jobs or jobs generally,” continued the OPM in the statement.

The statement said that other central government employees, and those in public enterprises, who are not “front-line” workers, who are not fully vaccinated will be required to take the PCR test every two weeks.

Workers will be required to pay for their own PCR tests.