A clear coalition message: This is probably the last motivation! Mandatory VACCINATION is becoming more and more realistic – Topky.sk

Deputy Prime Minister Veronika Remišová (For People) called on the President of the Slovak Republic Zuzana Čaputová to clearly and directly support mandatory vaccination against COVID-19. According to her, the People’s Party will promote mandatory vaccinations for at least people over the age of 60 from the beginning of next year.

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Lockdown is not the answer

“These rules, whatever they are, whether it’s a COVID machine or a lockdown, are neither long-term nor sustainable solutions. Vaccinating as many people as possible is considered a solution to a pandemic around the world, regardless of the nature of the social order.” Remišová said that the developed countries of the world agree on this.

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According to her, the People’s Party is aware of the sensitivity of the topic, but pointed to the high number of deaths from COVID-19. She emphasized the need to do everything to protect people’s lives and health. That is why, according to her, the head of state should clearly and directly support the introduction of compulsory vaccination. “Constantly repeating lockdowns are not the answer.” the deputy prime minister said, saying that it was destroying the economy, jobs and society.

In this context, Remišová also appealed to the leaders of the current opposition. She recalled that in the past, its representatives had also introduced compulsory vaccination against viral diseases for certain groups of the population. He therefore expects to support compulsory vaccination against COVID-19. “That would be fair and it would not be hypocritical,” stated.

The last motivation

Juraj Šeliga, a member of the People’s Committee, commented on the situation before the measures were announced. “Where we have moved will be to the satisfaction of both epidemiologists and citizens. We have moved to move closer to the western countries that are fighting the pandemic the way it is supposed to fight it,” stated. In his personal opinion, we are currently on the verge of how we can motivate people.

According to him, the first motivation is common sense. “Every reasonable person knows that a vaccine is a solution that protects him, his loved ones and helps health professionals. The second motivation is financial motivation and the third motivation imposed by the state, when everything fails, is vaccination. I think we have gone that year. process to start talking about compulsory vaccination and to introduce it, “ stated. He also repeated his words on the social network.

Matovic believes that the financial contribution will help

One of the other measures is the vaccination vouchers of the Minister of Finance Igor Matovič. However, he also introduced a surprising change. The coalition eventually agreed that seniors would not receive 500 euro bills, but 300 euros per hand.“This is the latest attempt to get the most vulnerable people to be vaccinated with positive motivation,” Matovic said about financial rewards.

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Prime Minister Heger called on the people to comply with the measures during this period. “Only we will decide what it will look like after this date (after January 9), how we will behave and whether we will be vaccinated.” he said. The vouchers are still being debated by parliament. Matovic thanked all coalition partners, especially the SaS party, for finally finding a consensus.

Gypsy will not protest, We are a family refusing to vaccinate

“Yes, Lengvarsky can do it himself,” Jana Bittó Cigániková (SaS), head of the parliamentary health committee, told reporters about the mandatory vaccinations. According to her, the club has different opinions. “It’s one of the ways if he wants to take Lengvarsky, and if possible, I certainly won’t protest. The second thing is whether it’s feasible and controllable in practice,” she said.

The chairman of the We Are Family parliamentary group, Peter Pčolinský, claims that We are a family recommends vaccination, but is against compulsory vaccination. “But from a legal point of view, it is in the hands of the Minister of Health and the Chief Hygienist, who can also give it by decree.” he stated that if the minister decided to do so, he would probably suffer some consequences, but he did not want to speculate about it. Veto such a decision, according to him, We are a family can not.

According to the head of the OĽANO parliamentary club, Michal Šipoš, all possibilities are in play. Šipoš is in favor of motivating people to be vaccinated voluntarily, but if all possibilities are exhausted, there is also the issue of compulsory vaccination on the table. “If we exhaust all possibilities for voluntary vaccination, we can talk about compulsory vaccination.” he said.

The Ministry of Health will prepare an analysis

Mandatory vaccination has been talked about for a long time. At the same time, the Minister of Health Vladimír Lengvarský informed that he should submit a resolution to the government on Wednesday, by which the cabinet will oblige him to prepare a legal analysis of compulsory vaccination and an analysis of possible financial participation of unvaccinated people in treatment. “The most important thing that needs to be done now is for people to be vaccinated,” Lengvarsky said that mandatory vaccinations or fines was not what the government wanted.

He assumes that he could have a month to do so and then they could decide on the basis of the current situation. “We want people to be vaccinated voluntarily,” says Lengvarsky. “We need to find a way that is clear, enforceable and does not burden the whole public health system by imposing fines that do not motivate people.” he noted.