A petition against UCT introducing mandatory vaccinations is growing in signatures after its Senate voted in favour of a proposal to make vaccination mandatory from next year.
The motion obtained 183 votes in support of the policy and 32 against, with five people abstaining, is set to be considered by the UCT council, which has to make a final decision after stakeholder engagements.
’’By introducing vaccine passes at these institutions, universities deprive certain students and prospective students of the right to receive education and it grants more rights to others based on those students' medical conditions.Support for aon change.org – launched by the UCT Students and Staff Collective – has risen to over 12 000 by noon today.
It is clear that under the present circumstances, the only viable option is for the University community to strongly and collectively promote voluntary uptake of vaccines via consistent, persuasive, and ethical messaging.
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