Unvaccinated mall employees in limbo after Kuwait’s new ban

Unvaccinated mall employees in limbo after Kuwait’s new ban

By Nawara Fattahova

KUWAIT: After the Cabinet decided on Thursday that unvaccinated people cannot enter large malls from June 27, many of the staff working in these malls are anxious about their jobs. Saleswomen at five different stores at The Avenues mall told Kuwait Times they haven't been vaccinated.

"Unfortunately I didn't receive the vaccine although I registered more than five months ago. Even during the vaccination campaign at the mall, me and my colleague didn't get vaccinated although we waited for over three hours in the queue. They told us the vaccines had run out,“ said a saleslady named Merisel, who works at a clothing store.

Sara, a saleswoman at a grocery store at The Avenues, also said she couldn't get vaccinated during the campaign due to the huge number of people waiting in the queue. "Unfortunately, the medical team was vaccinating all those waiting in the queue, which included a large number of visitors, so the number of vaccines was not enough for all the staff,“ she pointed out.

Other sales staff from various smaller stores who didn't get the vaccine wondered if their stores will be closed after the decision goes into effect on June 27. "There are only two salesmen