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“People should not be forced to get a vaccine under any circumstances,” says UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
“People should not be forced to get a vaccine under any circumstances,” UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCR), Michelle Bachelet, said on Wednesday.
In a video message sent to the Human Rights Council, an official recalled that there are a number of considerations to be done before making the vaccine mandatory, and even in doing so, countries must act in accordance with the principles of legality, of necessity, proportionality and non-discrimination.
In other words, mandatory vaccination should be considered when looking at public health and when other less intrusive means, such as wearing a mask and social distance, prove unable to maintain the required levels.
On the other hand, revealing The Times, the country that makes the vaccine mandatory must ensure that it has enough vaccines to do so, as well as exception rules, – as, for example, for those who for clinical reasons the vaccine is not consulted.
If consequences are fixed for those who are not vaccinated, such as fines, they must be proportionate and must give everyone the opportunity to appeal against them to an independent entity, such as in the case of a court.