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European Court of Human Rights: Compulsory vaccinations..... are "necessary in a democratic society"
https://www.euronews.com/2021/04/08/mandatory-vaccinations-for-children-necessary-in-a-democratic-society-rules-echrCompulsory vaccinations for children are "necessary in a democratic society", the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said in a ruling on Thursday.
It came in a case involving several families from the Czech Republic whose children had been refused admission to school because they had not been fully vaccinated against a panel of nine diseases including poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, whooping cough and pneumococcal infections.
Nicolas Hervieu, a legal expert specialising in ECHR matters, said the ruling "reinforces the possibility of compulsory vaccination" for COVID-19.
Sixteen of the 17 judges rejected the families' argument that the compulsory vaccination law went against their right to respect for private life.
It came in a case involving several families from the Czech Republic whose children had been refused admission to school because they had not been fully vaccinated against a panel of nine diseases including poliomyelitis, hepatitis B, tetanus, measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria, whooping cough and pneumococcal infections.
Nicolas Hervieu, a legal expert specialising in ECHR matters, said the ruling "reinforces the possibility of compulsory vaccination" for COVID-19.
Sixteen of the 17 judges rejected the families' argument that the compulsory vaccination law went against their right to respect for private life.
https://bit.ly/3nzuhaY (the ECHR decision behind an unbreakable link)
