Instead of a blanket COVID-19 vaccine mandate, India should allow institutions to make their own decision
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Instead of a blanket COVID-19 vaccine mandate, India should allow institutions to make their own decision

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The intricacies involved in the declaration of a vaccine mandate in India must be looked at carefully. There is sufficient data to demonstrate that government- A vaccine mandate has to balance potential public health risks against a possible violation of personal autonomy. The Legal Aspect There has never been a vaccine mandate ever issued either by the government or any private entity in the history of independent India. This raises the question of ‘Is making the vaccine compulsory allowed as per Indian law?’ Though the concept of vaccine mandates is not explicitly mentioned in any law, certain provisions have been provided to the state to tackle public health crises such as the one right now. A targeted vaccine mandate policy, instead of a blanket one, in India, will ensure both of the above along with facing minimum resistance from the general public.

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