COMPULSORY VACCINATION

The ambiguity of the position of the main opposition party regarding the compulsory vaccination of citizens age 60 or older does not help us transcend the pandemic.

Scientists have warned of the dangers posed by the highly transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 and they constantly stress the benefits of vaccination for public health and the health of individuals.

The government spokesman has said that nothing has yet been decided. Yet, other countries have already decided to institute mandatory vaccination in the army, most recently the US.

It is the duty of the state to ensure that people who for whatever reason refuse to be vaccinated do not put the health and lives of others at risk.

Compulsory vaccination produced positive and palpable results in many other countries, such as Italy, where 98 percent of healthcare workers are vaccinated.