Qatar to Require Fans at 2022 World Cup to Be Vaccinated

Qatar to Require Fans at 2022 World Cup to Be Vaccinated
Qataris gather at the capital Doha's traditional Souq Waqif market as the official logo of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 is projected on the front of a building, on Sept. 3, 2019. AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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Qatar will require spectators at the 2022 World Cup to have received coronavirus vaccines to get into games, the government has announced.

Prime Minister Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani told Qatar newspaper editors that the Gulf nation is trying to secure a million vaccine doses to immunize fans wanting to watch the tournament.