People should be able to decide for themselves about their bodies, said Finance Minister Alena Schillerova on Sunday in a discussion program on CNN Prima News. In addition, a vaccination requirement needs a lead time of two years, said Schillerova, according to the CTK news agency. But you don’t have that time.
On the other hand, Schillerova commented positively on a lockdown for unvaccinated people like Austria had introduced. Due to the massive increase in the number of infections, the Czech Republic has also tightened its corona measures and will switch from 3G to 2G from Monday. Business operations, mass events, restaurants and accommodation providers are then only open to vaccinated and convalescent people.
Former health minister Roman Prymula said more action was needed. He was cautious about the compulsory vaccination. It is a “very delicate question” and a “political decision”. Vice Minister of Health Martin Koziar Vasakova was negative. A vaccination requirement is a “pure expert solution”. “We discussed it and it is de facto politically not feasible,” she emphasized in a discussion program on the public broadcaster CT.
The skepticism of Czech politicians about compulsory vaccination is also in line with popular opinion. Only 27 percent of Czechs are in favor of the measure, according to a survey by MindBridge Consulting. A quarter of those questioned are in favor of compulsory vaccination for certain occupations, but half of those surveyed are against any form of compulsory vaccination. However, there are differences according to the age groups. For example, 64 percent of respondents over 60 years of age are in favor of some form of mandatory vaccination, while in the group of 31 to 40-year-olds there is a majority of 63 percent against mandatory vaccination.
Source From: Nachrichten
