The Disaster Management Act regulations say any person “who intentionally exposes another person to Covid-19 may be prosecuted for an offence, including assault, attempted murder or murder”.
Paradoxically, throughout the pandemic, the voices of those clamouring for individual rights and civil liberties have rung loudly and abrasively, constantly attempting to crowd out calls for the common good and public interest, constantly attempting to overpower calls for herd immunity via Covid-19 vaccines.
SA, too, is grappling with the question of vaccine mandates. As a bioethicist, I have no doubt: ethically, vaccine mandates are justifiable on multiple levels, based on the common good and a public health ethics framework. This framework, which has been outlined by researchers, is based onof solidarity, effectiveness, efficiency, proportionality and transparency. It intends to achieve three things in a public health emergency. First, to save lives. Second, to use limited resources efficiently.
It is no longer a matter of whether vaccine mandates should be introduced in SA, but when. The country’s constitution and several pieces of legislation provide for this, in certain circumstances and with several factors taken into account.Siracusa principleson the Limitation and Derogation Provisions in the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. These principles are now firmly enshrined in international human rights law and standards.
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