Dhlomo said while individuals can choose not to get vaccinated, they may not be allowed to expose a majority of vaccinated people to Covid-19.
Deputy minister of health Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo says the rights of the collective will trump those of individuals when it comes to mandatory vaccinations. File Photo.Deputy health minister Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo says the rights of individuals not to get vaccinated for Covid-19 will be trumped by the rights of a collective who choose vaccination.
This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa's national address on Sunday in which he said the government was engaging stakeholders on introducing mandatory vaccinations for access to workplaces and public events. “A collective right becomes superior to an individual right. We will not deny you to stay at home if you so wish but you can't force yourself into a taxi of 10 other people who are vaccinated if you refuse to vaccinate but you want to travel with them to work.
The commission said a general law compelling South Africans to get vaccinated would be constitutionally sound under the right circumstances. However, it called on the government to explore all options to encourage voluntary vaccination first.
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