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How a court ruling lays the ground for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination

2021-07-05T16:56:00+00:00

Delays in deliveries, production bottlenecks, exports control, vaccine hesitancy and public feuds with pharmaceutical companies have muddled the first months of Europe's vaccination campaign against COVID-19. But now, as supplies improve and national systems speed up inoculations, a landmark ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) can offer an additional and much-needed boost. The ECHR [...]

How a court ruling lays the ground for mandatory COVID-19 vaccination2021-07-05T16:56:00+00:00

Mandatory vaccination programmes and human rights

2021-07-05T16:39:23+00:00

There has been much discussion in recent months about whether the government, and public or private sector employers, might have the right to make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory. The UK government has now launched a consultation on proposals which would make COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory for staff working in care homes with elderly residents. This consultation is [...]

Mandatory vaccination programmes and human rights2021-07-05T16:39:23+00:00

ECHR rules compulsory vaccinations for children does not violate human rights

2021-07-05T16:25:25+00:00

Terry Ang | Victoria U. Wellington Faculty of Law, NZ   APRIL 10, 2021 03:33:00 PM The European Court of Human Rights issued judgment on Thursday that mandatory vaccinations of children under the Czech Republic’s health policy do not violate Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights. The policy, mandated by section 46 of the Public Health Protection Act, [...]

ECHR rules compulsory vaccinations for children does not violate human rights2021-07-05T16:25:25+00:00