According to the Malta Police Union, Members of the Police Force have received an email stating that those over 45 years of age will receive their Covid booster dose around mid-January 2022.

The Union argued that the Police ”are once again being taken for a ride.” It pointed out that ”when you consider that many officers join the Force at the age of 18 or 19, at the age of 45 they would have already left.”

The MPU highlighted that PQ 22140 of the 5th October shows that only 263 members are still in the Force after completing the 25 years of service. ”We will add 25% so the number of officers becomes 330.”

”I will be a sorry situation where during the Yuletide period, almost none of our Police officers will have received their booster dose, and in mid-January, only a small percentage of the almost 2000 strong Force will be eligible,” the Union said.

‘This is a joke and is not acceptable. The Union has always considered the health and safety of its members a priority and will take the necessary steps to ensure this,” the MPU said.

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