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Europe's human rights judges are right not to ban compulsory vaccines

9 April 2021

10:29 PM

9 April 2021

10:29 PM

If you think public health authorities in England are overbearing, spare a thought for the Czechs. Parents who fail to have children vaccinated face being fined or having their offspring excluded from nurseries. Now, in a landmark ruling, the European Court of Human Rights, has backed that policy. But even critics aghast at the thought of compulsory vaccinations should welcome the court’s verdict.

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