Latvia Bans Unvaccinated Lawmakers From Meetings

Latvia Bans Unvaccinated Lawmakers From Meetings
Latvian Saeima (Parliament) interior in Riga on Sept. 25, 2015. Lmars Znotins/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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COPENHAGEN, Denmark—Latvia on Friday banned unvaccinated lawmakers from attending in-person and remote parliament meetings as of Monday when the monthlong lockdown ends. Their wages also will be suspended if they are not able to work at the parliament.

The law, approved by the Saeima assembly in a 62–7 vote with two abstentions and 29 absent lawmakers, requires members of parliament and local government members to be vaccinated against COVID-19.