The issue has been increasingly discussed over the past couple of weeks, with some voices arguing in favour of sectorial mandates, while others want to make it universal.
Experts, such as the Circle of Anaesthetists and First Responders or the Medical College, support a general mandate. The CCDH on the other hand keeps itself more reserved, but still argues that a vaccine mandate has long-term justification from an ethical, social, economic, and sanitary perspective.
CCDH president Gilbert Pregno commented: “We started supporting sectorial vaccine mandates once we saw the detrimental events unfolding in senior and care homes. With the introduction of 3G and 2G, we are already approaching a veritable mandate.”
It is thought to be a balancing act to both allow liberties and guarantee the safety of the general public. People who have not been vaccinated by now are unlikely to still do so by themselves, which can have tragic effects as the pandemic has already shown.
UEL president Jean-Paul Olinger underlines the importance of furthering a debate in the Chamber of Deputies: “This discussion should not be held in companies, but rather in our general society. The majority should dictate where we stand and what we should do.”
