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Will the vaccine be mandatory?

134 replies

CathyandHeathcliff · 06/04/2020 07:22

When and if there’s a vaccine, will we all be instructed to have it?
I don’t get the flu jab and never have.

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NotEverythingIsBlackandwhite · 06/04/2020 07:23

I hope not.

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LiveintheNow · 06/04/2020 07:23

I think the Coronavirus bill gives the power to make it mandatory.

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byebyebeautiful · 06/04/2020 07:23

Why wouldn't you want to be vaccinated against covid-19, genuinely?

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GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 06/04/2020 07:24

God I hope so!

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moveandmove · 06/04/2020 07:24

Do you not want the vaccine?

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Scottishgirl85 · 06/04/2020 07:26

That's a nice attitude, rely on others to get vaccinated so you can also be protected Hmm
Why on earth would you not want to be vaccinated?

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Bluewavescrashing · 06/04/2020 07:27

Here come the anti vaxxers Hmm

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OhClover · 06/04/2020 07:29

I don’t say this lightly, but I think it should be

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WakeAndBake · 06/04/2020 07:29

Any vaccine released in the immediate future will be not have been properly tested, will it? Do you think that vaccines are some sort of magic spell that can only protect people?

Would you accept a mandatory chicken pox vaccine for your kids?

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InfiniteSheldon · 06/04/2020 07:30

Totally happy for you to refuse the vaccine as long as you cease using the NHS, state schooling, taking a state pension visiting National parks free community spaces or any of the other benefits of our society.

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GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 06/04/2020 07:32

Yes I would WakeAndBake. I've paid for additional vaccines for my DC. Because if I can stop them getting dangerous, life-changing illnesses I will.

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LiveintheNow · 06/04/2020 07:33

Sorry it is now th Coronavirus Bill

Here is the info for Scotland

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2020/7/section/36/enacted

Vaccination and immunisation: Scotland
(1)
Section 40 of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (vaccination and immunisation) has effect as if—
(a)
for subsection (1) there were substituted—
“(1)
The Scottish Ministers may make arrangements for the vaccination or immunisation of persons against any disease.”, and
(b)
in subsection (3), for “medical practitioners” there were substituted “persons”.
(2)
Article 4 of the Functions of Health Boards (Scotland) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/570 (S. 55)) has effect as if for paragraph (g) there were substituted—
“(g)
the power of the Scottish Ministers under section 40 to make arrangements for the vaccination or immunisation of persons against any disease and to supply vaccines, sera or other preparations for such vaccination or immunisation;”.

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footprintsintheslow · 06/04/2020 07:34

I can't he bothered to engage with anti vaxers. Selfish idiots

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LiveintheNow · 06/04/2020 07:34

Coronavirus Act

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whatswithtodaytoday · 06/04/2020 07:35

WakeandBake why wouldn't you want a chicken pox vaccine for your kids? Other than the cost, of course.

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WakeAndBake · 06/04/2020 07:35

@Scottishgirl85

That's a nice attitude, rely on others to get vaccinated so you can also be protected hmm are you saying the pp is avoiding a risk and those getting vaccinated are taking one from the team?

Why on earth would you not want to be vaccinated? How do we know the rushed out vaccine is effective or safe?

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BelleSausage · 06/04/2020 07:35

It should be.

Or, if you don’t wish to have it and don’t have a doctors note to say you can’t have it you should be forced to opt out of al government services.

I think that’s fair.

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WakeAndBake · 06/04/2020 07:38

Is there any limit to the amount of vaccines people are happy to take/be ordered to have? Would you have dozens? Scores? Hundreds?

And how well tested should they be? Or is the say so of a politician and a man in a white coat enough?

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Hollyhead · 06/04/2020 07:40

I wouldn’t have thought so - measles and TB are more dangerous illnesses and much more contagious and those vaccinations are not mandatory.

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WakeAndBake · 06/04/2020 07:41

Or, if you don’t wish to have it and don’t have a doctors note to say you can’t have it you should be forced to opt out of al government services.

Yes, create an untouchable caste of people outside of society, what could go wrong?

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Chrisinthemorning · 06/04/2020 07:42

I hope it’s mandatory unless the patient has a positive antibody test.
Bloody hate anti vaxxers. Selfish and stupid.

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BelleSausage · 06/04/2020 07:43

@WakeAndBake

All vaccines for serious illness should be mandatory. It is a scandal that they aren’t.

Because people like you frighten people in to not getting vaccinated there is a rise in the number of fatal measles cases and a rise in young men being made infertile by mumps. Things we had almost totally eradicated 20 years ago.

So we’ll done in being a net contributor in making the world more dangerous for us all.

Go spread your vaccine misinformation elsewhere.

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GCAcademic · 06/04/2020 07:44

Which is your preferred option, then, OP? Herd immunity (though catching the disease, obviously, as vaccination is so undesirable), or lockdown for the rest of our lives?

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Undecided91 · 06/04/2020 07:44

I hope not! God knows what could be in that untested new vaccine and what side effects would be. especially on young children and young peeople. Old and ill can get vaccinated.

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Scootingthebreeze · 06/04/2020 07:46

This will be an extremely unpopular opinion, however my DH and I are in high risk frontline jobs to catch CV currently. I am not sure I would want to have a rushed through vaccine and I can't be accused of hiding away and relying on herd immunity since believe me I am the herd! As a minimum I'd want an antibody test first before having such a vaccine, as it's likely I have already 'taken one for the team' and caught CV already.

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