For the European Court of Human Rights, the obligation to vaccinate is a factor of democracy. Maybe it refers to the GDR …
Vaccination obligations should be considered " necessary in a democratic society " "stated the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in its ruling, stating that Czech health policy, with the related obligations for minors, is consistent with the" best interests "of children.
" The goal must be that every child is protected against serious diseases, through vaccination or by virtue of herd immunity ", the ruling states.
Consequently, the court ruled that there was no violation of Article 8 on the right to respect for private life of the European Convention on Human Rights.
This is the first time that the ECHR has made a judgment on mandatory vaccination against childhood diseases. Experts at this point say the decision could have implications for any compulsory vaccination policy against Covid-19 linked to the pandemic.
This ruling "strengthens the possibility of mandatory vaccination in the conditions of the current Covid-19 epidemic," Nicolas Hervieu, a legal expert specializing in the ECHR, told AFP.
In the Czech Republic, there is a general legal obligation to vaccinate children against nine diseases, including diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, hepatitis B and measles.
The case was presented to the ECHR by Czech parents who had been fined for failing to comply with this vaccination obligation or whose children had been denied admission to kindergarten for the same reason.
The need for a broad level of herd immunity to quell the Covid-19 pandemic has sparked debate over the need for possible mandatory vaccinations in the face of the skepticism of some populations around the world about immunization. At the same time it seems curious that the vaccination obligation appears to be an "element of democracy". A democracy of this kind appears very little liberal and much more similar to that of the GDR, the German Democratic Republic. Without wishing to enter into the specific theme, perhaps a rethinking of what is mandatory, at the level of care and what is not, would be appropriate. Also because if a vaccination is mandatory, who is liable for the relative damages?
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