Prime Minister Heger is calling for compulsory vaccinations. It allows area lockdown if the situation worsens – Diary N

Prime Minister Eduard Heger (OĽaNO) is calling for the introduction of compulsory vaccination. He said on Slovak Radio on Saturday that he is also negotiating with lawyers whether the constitution allows it. If possible, he will come up with a proposal to make the most vulnerable seniors compulsory.

“For me, this would be the ideal way: to vaccinate compulsorily, whether 65+ or 60+, depending on the experts. I think that even 50+ would probably be the most ideal slide, but let the experts say, “said Saturday’s dialogues in the discussion.

The Prime Minister admitted that he was also negotiating with coalition partners on a possible compulsory vaccination. But he said he needed political courage. The agreement will be difficult to reach – the parties We are family, SaS, but also For the people are still against.

“I am convinced today that there is no other way than vaccines if we do not want to have repeated waves and lockdowns. This devours the economy, this devours people’s health, this devours people’s lives. If we don’t want to experience this as an agony for months and years, we clearly need to be protected by the vaccine, “says Heger. In Slovakia, less than 47 percent of the population is currently fully vaccinated.

Heger brought up the topic of compulsory vaccination at a time when Slovakia has no control over the spread of the disease, is one of the worst countries in the world, hospitals are filled with covid patients and a humanitarian catastrophe is imminent.

On Friday, PCR tests again revealed a record number of coronavirus infections: 9,171 cases occurred, of which 71 percent were unvaccinated. The previous record was from Tuesday – 8342 cases. Heger indicated that the government could soon order a lockdown.

Chairman We are family Boris Kollár told Denník N that they reject Heger’s efforts. “We are not responsible for vaccination in any way, but we also say that vaccination is a way to protect health.”

The President for People, Veronika Remišová, is not responsible for the compulsory vaccination either. She said on Friday that she did not see ordering certain groups as a way. “They are often recruited as a professional group by health professionals or carers, but there is a shortage of them and medical facilities cannot afford to dismiss health professionals,” she said. He considers it a better way for employers to reward vaccinated employees who, through a responsible approach, contribute to the normal functioning of businesses and the economy.

Even SaS does not support compulsory vaccination. However, the Minister of Justice, Mária Kolíková, who recently joined the SaS party from For People, does not reject him. Back on Friday, she indicated that it was possible to talk about general duty, but also about the introduction of compulsory vaccination for selected groups of people, such as paramedics or soldiers. “At the same time, we as society need to do our utmost to explain tolerantly and patiently to all people, without distinction, why vaccination is the right way to protect the health and lives of our people.”

Will there be a full-area lockdown?

If the situation does not improve, the Prime Minister admitted on Saturday that a nationwide lockdown will be introduced in Slovakia, following the example of Austria, which is introducing it from Monday.

“I admit him and I’d rather