Effective and ethical political leadership cannot avoid mandatory vaccination
ABCThere is an ethical and political failure of leadership on Australia’s COVID-19 vaccination policy. Moreover, the sensitivity on the part of some political leaders to the worries and concerns of people who are hesitant or opposed to COVID-19 vaccinations would be more understandable if similar sensitivity was shown in response to the worries and concerns of, for instance, the unemployed, including those losing their jobs and businesses due to lockdown restrictions — unemployed persons who now have to survive somehow on a contemptibly small government payment or, for holders of certain visas, no government support at all. It frankly beggars belief that some appear to argue that requiring people to have one or two vaccination jabs, even if this were to be extended to annual vaccinations in order to account for new variants, is a greater impost upon the reluctant minority than the alternative — namely, the likely recurring impost of severe restrictions due to COVID-19 and, particularly in the absence of such restrictions, the illness or death that will eventuate among many. And yet the public’s overwhelming need to feel safe, and the resulting recourse to the precautionary principle in one’s planning, is what is largely absent from relevant guidelines that have been issued so far: the WHO’s policy brief, “COVID-19 and mandatory vaccination: Ethical considerations and caveats”, and the Australian Human Rights Commission’s document, “COVID-19 vaccinations and federal discrimination law”. It is, frankly, unconscionable to use the watchwords of “individual choice” and “hesitancy” amid the COVID fog, when the real source of slow and low COVID-19 vaccination is: confusing, conflicting, and counterproductive advice; poor political and public health communication ; poor organisation of distribution and capacity for safe injections ; and the obvious shortage of the safest vaccines.
History of this topic

Australian council takes dramatic stand against Covid vaccines
Daily Mail
‘Dire implications’: Experts warn Trump could spark global health crisis with latest idea
Raw Story
Is distrust in politics linked to falling vaccination rates?
The IndependentWestern Australia's uptake of fourth COVID-19 booster second-lowest in the country
ABCCOVID-19 updates: Mandatory isolation comes to an end as Australia enters new phase of pandemic — as it happened
ABCOp-Ed: Polio is back — aided by global health failures that spread COVID and monkeypox
LA TimesQueensland's COVID-19 plan isn't panning out the way authorities thought it would. Is it time to do more?
ABCCalls for fourth vaccination, as COVID-19 predicted to be 'one of the biggest killers of Australians this year'
ABCCOVID-19 vaccine mandates axed for most WA workers as businesses pick up the pieces
ABCWA eases mandatory COVID vaccination requirements for most workers as cases slow
ABCWA's mandatory COVID-19 vaccination rules set to stay as experts see no reason to change
ABC
The case for mandatory covid vaccination
Live Mint
New workplace mandate for COVID-19 vaccine pushed by California lawmakers
LA Times
Government plans to scrap mandatory jab requirement in...
Daily Mail)
As India rules out mandatory COVID-19 vaccines, take a look at countries making it compulsory
FirstpostPope suggests that getting a COVID-19 vaccination is a ‘moral obligation’
LA TimesCOVID-19 vaccinations for NSW children delayed or cancelled as Sydney clinics hit with delivery issues
ABCAbcarian: It's looking like we all might get COVID someday
LA Times
New GOP leaders say Virginia to join vax mandate challenges
Associated Press)
As Novak Djokovic's entry into Australia is denied, here's a look at the country's strict COVID-19 restrictions
FirstpostWestern Australia's vaccine mandate deadline passes for majority of workforce
ABC
Blanket COVID boosters risk prolonging pandemic, WHO chief warns
Al JazeeraHow Queensland businesses are responding to the COVID-19 vaccination mandate
ABC
‘Unbelievably selfish’ man receives Covid vaccine nine times in one day
The Independent
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines are not the solution
Al Jazeera
State Must Not Drag Its Feet and Make Covid Vaccination Mandatory for All Adults
News 18WA Police shuts door on unvaccinated officers as COVID-19 vaccine mandate enforced
ABCCOVID-19 vaccination deadline arrives for tens of thousands of West Australian workers
ABCBusinesses respond to South Australia's border opening with calls for more clarity around mandates
ABC
Vaccine mandate Melbourne Sydney Australia Covid MPs threats
Daily Mail
Covid Queensland: Australians will have to pay $145 to enter state when the border opens in December
Daily Mail
Government would not make Covid vaccinations compulsory, Javid says
The Independent
Mandating Vaccines: Actually The Way Forward?
Live LawCOVID-19 mandatory vaccination policy for SA teachers and early childhood workers
ABCCOVID-19 vaccination drive at Multicultural Festival as SA authorities aim for 80 per cent target
ABCCOVID-19 vaccines to become mandatory for England's healthcare workers
ABC
In shift, UK to require COVID vaccination for health workers
Associated PressMore than 100 staff at Adelaide's Women's and Children's Hospital refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19
ABCSA teachers may face mandatory COVID-19 vaccination along with hospital workers and police
ABCQueensland staring at more skills shortages as anti-COVID vaccine workers choose to walk away
ABC
Why mandatory vaccination is nothing new
BBC
If you're not vaccinated you'll get Covid-19, Acute Care boss warns
NL TimesGovernment slammed over pandemic bill as Victoria records 1,534 new local COVID-19 cases and 13 deaths
ABCThousands of Queensland Health staff seeking exemption from COVID-19 vaccine to soon be banned from workplaces
ABCThe vaccination milestone and a distant goal
The Hindu
Sajid Javid admits he is 'leaning towards' making Covid vaccines compulsory for all NHS staff
Daily MailWA is adopting our strongest COVID vaccine mandate, and the rest of the country is watching with interest
ABCMandatory vaccination to be introduced for most WA workers, Mark McGowan says
ABCQueensland's vulnerable residents want vaccine mandated for carers providing in-home support
ABC
Police officers and unions put up a fight against vaccine mandates for public workers
NPRDiscover Related


)



)



.jpg?width=1200&height=800&crop=1200:800)









)











