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The politician of the thematic program Delfi supported the criticisms expressed by President Gitanas Nausėda that the vaccination rates achieved are insufficient.
“There are objective figures that the desired deadline has not been met so that around 70% get vaccinated before our state holiday. Lithuanian population. I don’t know if (the goal) was unrealistic. I have watched the process and noticed more than once that from the beginning, as soon as the signs started that vaccines would be available, it was necessary to motivate people to be willing to get vaccinated, ”said Vice President Andriukaitis.
The interlocutor did not spare the criticism of the former Minister of Health Aurelijus Veryga in this regard.
“When I have a minister, I’m talking here about a previous period that sows doubts all the time, (tas) that clearly had an impact. Vaccination also requires leadership. We need a person who, with his example, assures him that he is representative of science, the modern concept of medicine and does not raise doubts about it, ”said Vice President Andriukaitis.
It lacked both active public promotion of vaccination and joint work between municipalities and the government. In general, according to the interlocutor, Lithuania is not distinguished from the rest of the EU countries.
“There are problems everywhere in the EU, (WHO) the European region is even worse. But it could have been better, “said Vice President Andriukaitis.
Advocates for mandatory vaccination for individual professional groups
Politicians support the idea of mandatory vaccinations.
“I am in favor of intelligent and measured solutions that manage the crisis more quickly. (…) In this case, both voluntary and compulsory vaccination do not contradict each other,” said Vice President Andriukaitis.
He noted that the European Court of Human Rights had unequivocally stated that compulsory vaccination was not in conflict with the Human Rights Convention either.
“It just came to our attention then. There are an infinite number of legal arguments as to why this is not contradictory. Of course, people who are afraid, or who are antiviral, their arguments don’t work. Fear arguments don’t work. ( …)
In this case, it should probably be very clear that, now that we’re seeing vaccination numbers decline, the question is, do we want the public to be locked in? (…) Because the new varieties have shown that they are even more aggressive. Because part of the unvaccinated society allows those varieties to emerge, ”said Vice President Andriukaitis.
Idea: I want to work – vaccination
If it were the will of the interlocutor, he would decide to make vaccination mandatory for people from certain professional groups.
“The obligation would have started immediately together with the volunteer. Mandatory: those groups that are in the most dangerous conditions because they are in direct contact with other people. Be it a salesperson or a nurse. First of all, it would be the medical staff, teachers, kindergarten staff, vendors, people from “supermarkets”, – said Vice President Andriukaitis.
According to him, the people of these groups should be protected.
“It just came to our knowledge then. First, they could work freely. Second, they would be protected from infection. Third, to protect themselves from death. If you got sick, you would get sick easily. There is great good here. It was necessary to do so. immediately, “said Vice President Andriukaitis.
According to him, if in this way 70% would not be achieved. immunized population, it would be possible to expand the vaccination groups on a mandatory basis.
The politician does not propose to impose fines on people who would not yet be vaccinated.
“If they were not vaccinated, they would not have the opportunity to work in that profession. They are very aware that they limit their freedom of action,” said Vice President Andriukaitis.
The idea of compulsory vaccination makes its way abroad
As already announced, all healthcare workers in France must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by September, otherwise they may not receive a salary, the country’s government said. The requirement applies to doctors, nurses, administrators and volunteers, the BBC reports.
Mandatory vaccination applies to all people who come into contact with people at risk and, therefore, to all staff in hospitals, clinics and nursing homes, regardless of their responsibilities.
On Monday, the Latvian Cabinet of Ministers approved that sanctions could be imposed on employees who have not been vaccinated or who have not had COVID-19 and who perform contact work or perform other work functions at risk of infecting others. It is suggested that these workers may be fired, reassigned, or even fired.
Additionally, unvaccinated individuals will only be able to use contact services when they cannot be provided remotely.
The Latvian Ministry of Justice together with the Ministries of Health, Welfare, Economy and Finance should prepare such amendments to the legislation before July 14. According to a statement from the Latvian government, they are scheduled to come into force on September 15.
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