Should the vaccine be made compulsory in Luxembourg?
A third dose for all, but also a new call for vaccination. Pharmacies, shopping center, new center in the capital, rather than deciding on restrictive measures, the Luxembourg government continues to bet on mass vaccination to fight against the epidemic outbreak.
With a vaccination rate of 65.6% for the entire population, Luxembourg “is still far from the rates of other European countries,” Prime Minister Xavier Bettel lamented on Friday. By comparison, Spain is at almost 80%, Portugal at over 85%. The potential therefore remains significant, particularly in this context of an “epidemic of the unvaccinated”, who are more at risk of contracting the disease but especially of suffering from a serious form.
“There is still room”
According to the Minister of Health Paulette Lenert, all patients suffering from serious impairment in Luxembourg are unvaccinated and / or affected by comorbidities and age. Under these conditions, why not quite simply make the vaccine compulsory in Luxembourg? “We see that every day people decide to get vaccinated. There is still room. Our approach is to convince those who hesitate. We rely on objective information, ”replied Paulette Lenert.
There is therefore no question of coercing anyone, particularly after the “white marches” against the Covid measures which brought together thousands of people. “The introduction of an obligation triggered even more controversy,” said the minister.
Other countries have ignored these considerations, some even going so far as to impose it on the entire population. But they are few. This is notably the case in two authoritarian states in Central Asia, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, one of the few countries to have not declared any official case of Covid …
In Europe, a February 2021 memo makes the vaccine imperative for Vatican residents and the employees who work there. A French territory in the South Pacific with great autonomy, New Caledonia has made vaccination compulsory for all adults and travelers from the end of December.
The obligations imposed on certain categories of the population are more numerous, including in large democracies. In the United States, President Joe Biden announced on September 9 compulsory vaccination for some 100 million workers, federal government officials and private sector employees. Challenged in court, the new regulation concerning employees of companies with more than 100 employees, was suspended on November 6.
One negative test … every two days
In France, it has applied to staff in hospitals, retirement homes, firefighters, ambulance workers and home helpers, since September 15. Same decision for caregivers in Italy and for nursing home employees and soon for public service health workers in England.
In some cases, vaccination is not compulsory but the obligations or restrictions for the unvaccinated are very dissuasive. In Saudi Arabia, vaccination is compulsory to enter public and private establishments, and to use public transport.
In Italy, school and university staff and students must, if they are not vaccinated, provide proof of a negative test … every two days.
(Thomas Holzer / The essential)
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