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Péter Licskay Péter Licskay · 05/05/2021
· Society

Will Hungary make the coronavirus vaccination mandatory?

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The topic of vaccination has sparked controversies, debates, and even quarrels since it has first surfaced. Currently, the general standpoint is that it is beneficial and can help the recovery of our pre-covid lives. Now, there are a group of Hungarian physicians who think that making the coronavirus vaccination mandatory is the way to go.

Since the Hungarian vaccination program has reached 4 million inoculated, the country has had a major easing of restrictions. Not only the terraces, but the interior of restaurants could open, as well as hotels, zoos, wildlife parks, baths, museums, cinemas, theatres, gyms, and many more, as well as the curfew being pushed to midnight. However, there is one catch. As of yet, only those people who have their immunity certificate can enter such facilities. This has essentially divided the people, even though it would have been the Hungarian government’s tactic to motivate people to register for the vaccination.

Many people do not trust the vaccine, or just simply think that they would not like to get it. Still, in order to establish herd immunity and to be able to effectively hold the virus at safe levels, about 80% of the Hungarian population needs to be vaccinated.

This has led Dr János Apostol and some of his colleagues to start a campaign to make the vaccine mandatory in Hungary, reports Mfor.

Dr János Apostol worries that by mid-May, the Hungarian vaccination program might run out of people to administer the vaccines to. If that happens, as he puts it, there will be 5.5 million Hungarians who could become infected, might need Covid-ward care, and could potentially die. He highlights that the Hippocratic oath does not only bestow the duty of treating and healing patients but also includes prevention. Dr János Apostol said to Mfor that why should we not take advantage of the solution that is already in our hands?

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Although making the coronavirus vaccination mandatory could certainly help in keeping the virus at safer levels or at least mitigating the symptoms and even complications, there are some other aspects to consider. To shed some light on those aspects, Hvg interviewed Judit Zeller, an expert at the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union’s Privacy Project.

The expert said that according to the Hungarian Fundamental Law and the European Court of Human Rights, there is absolutely no reason why the Hungarian government could not make the coronavirus vaccine mandatory, at least on a legal basis.

There are several other vaccines in existence that are mandatory, and being part of a society can, to this extent, bind people’s freedom, but making such a law would need to be based on scientific facts, data and evidence.

On the other hand, Judit Zeller says that if the government does not make it mandatory and does not change anything about the current measures, the employer cannot require the employee to be vaccinated.

On the contrary, the government could decide to make vaccination mandatory. It could also require employers to provide their employees with the vaccination if the vaccine might stop being free at some point.

According to her, if the vaccine will remain free, then the requirement to be vaccinated or the mandatory nature would be much more valid.

This is also true for festival organisers and operators of facilities, who might ask for some sort of certificate of vaccination. Although she noted that it is a difficult question as, although there is an objective basis to the distinction, if the vaccine is not accessible, then it could lead to indirect discrimination.

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Source: Atv.hu, Hvg.hu, Mfor.hu

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8 Comments

  1. Anonymous says:
    05/05/2021 at 11:00

    That’s a very difficult thing to think about implementing. I’m sure Human Rights would have something to say. Everything is so new, it’s almost ‘play it by ear and we’ll see how it goes’. The world has changed completely in just over a year. Who can say what will happen. It’s travel that can make the deciding vote for many people as so many have family abroad. The fact the vaccines are free are good. Of course it usually takes so many years to ‘invent/trial’ a vaccine and these were all produced in under a year, also makes many people skeptical. I have to say I really don’t know what the answer would be for the best. Who’s to say another virus won’t come out of China if they’re not made to do something about their unhygienic markets. That’s where something should be implemented.

  2. Not Mario says:
    05/05/2021 at 13:02

    What gets me is if these so called miracle “Vaccines” work to protect the vaccinted..why do I need a vaccine if I am willing to take the risk of contracting some disease that the vaccinated are “PROTECTED FROM” by their vaccine.? What gets me even more is these “Protected” folks are the ones screaming the loudest to make vaccination mandatory.

    NO THANKS! I am not rolling up my sleeve for an as yet unproven and poorly tested “Medical experiment” from Big pharma whom cannot be sued if their products kill or maim the users. Get back with me in 10 years after these have been in use and we can have a talk.

  3. Anonymous says:
    05/05/2021 at 15:03

    Hungary is on it’s way to become North Korea. And if someone refuses to get vaccinated even if it is a law, Then what? he will be executed?
    Feels like a Dictatorship in the making. Next year there are elections, I just hope will get rid of this government.

  4. Anonymous says:
    05/05/2021 at 15:27

    One should bear in mind that there are a whole host of countries that require people to have a yellow vaccination before entering. This idea of requiring a Covid vaccination to enter countries is the same thing really, but I doubt that the government can force anti vaxxers to have the jabs.

  5. Chuck says:
    05/05/2021 at 16:12

    Swine flu virus campaign, US, 1976.
    Same issues, same players, same vac injuries.
    Deja vu all over again.
    The feds ended up paying victims millions.

  6. AlfredE.Neuman says:
    05/05/2021 at 16:49

    If one lives in a community, then one has OBLIGATIONS to that community.

    It is all very well to state that one is ‘willing to take the risk’ of contracting COVID-19 by REFUSING to be vaccinated but why on Earth should others have to ‘pay ANY costs’ for such STUPIDITY ??

    Should the Hungarian Government make COVID-19 vaccination MANDATORY then ‘refuseniks’ will NOT be entitled to a Hungarian ‘immunity card’ (with all its benefits).

    It’s so simple that even ‘mental retards’ can understand !

  7. denis fry says:
    05/05/2021 at 17:09

    I think you all miss the point ,where are police now ,
    checking in hotels restraints spa saunas. ,
    SHOW ME YOUR PAPERS OR ELSE ….you go to prison,
    sound familiar , correct communist facist ,,
    does any one dare to tell them to fu..k off

  8. Chuck says:
    05/05/2021 at 20:41

    Video for my earlier comment

    Mike Wallace, 60 minutes

    https://citizenfreepress.com/breaking/60-minutes-mike-wallace-hit-on-swine-flu-scamdemic-in-1975-is-very-very-interesting/

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