Morocco Considers Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination as Cases Rise

"Vaccination is not mandatory today but that, in the face of the debate on the obligation that arises, we can consider it in the future," El Othmani said in an interview with the Al Araby channel. He said his team is trying to deliver the vaccines received in Morocco to citizens. "If we manage to obtain a greater number of vaccines, we will then be able to increase the number of vaccinated people," the head of government said.

"We are vaccinating as much as possible, 300,000 Moroccans a day. Today, vaccination is not mandatory, but we can go the other way," he insisted, welcoming the good progress of the vaccination campaign.

As of August 9, the total number of doses administered is 26,412,218, including 15,342,370 first doses and 11,069,848 second doses. The Covid-19 report shows 701,325 cases of contamination, 617,411 recoveries and 10,404 deaths.