One week ago, Robb Butler, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Executive Director for Europe; He called on the countries to seriously think about the ‘mandatory vaccination’, especially drawing attention to the increasing number of cases in Europe and the fact that the vast majority of COVID-19 patients hospitalized in intensive care units are unvaccinated.
5 days ago, the authorities took action once again, with WHO announcing the Omnicron variant detected in South Africa. While Pfizer and BioNTech were talking about new vaccine studies, a statement came from the European Union (EU) official on the subject of mandatory vaccination today.
“The vast majority can be vaccinated”
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Union Commission, pointed out that some precautions should be taken with the Omicron variant, and stated that it is now time for all European Union member countries to discuss the mandatory vaccination decision. “We have the virus and its variants on the one hand, we have vaccines and reminder doses on the other hand, and I want the latter to win,” the President of the Commission said, accepting the idea that not every person will be vaccinated; however, he stated that the majority of the society thinks it is vaccinable.
Von der Leyen continued his words as follows: “Therefore, I think it is understandable and appropriate to discuss how we can promote vaccination in the European Union and potentially consider compulsory vaccination.”
In addition to von der Leyen, World Health Organization Secretary General Tetros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also stated that the Omicron variant will continue to spread unless the Derya variant is stopped first.
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