Vaccination - Lex-Atlas: Covid-19

Serbia

Covid-19 certificates: the Serbian Way

In September 2021, there were approximately 6,000 infected persons and 40 deaths from Covid-19 in Serbia. Due to the deterioration of the epidemiological situation, and bearing in mind the

Jamaica

Public Law in Private Employment: vaccination policies reach the courts of Jamaica

Co-authored with Arif Bulkan (external contributor) In December 2021, the Supreme Court of Jamaica in Parkins and others v Cari-Med Group Ltd and Kirk FP Ltd [2021] JMSC Civ 183,

France

The green pass in France: a political hurdle

As in other European countries, France decided in the summer of 2021 to require a green pass to access some places. This pass is a QR code which can be

Austria

Austria: Get a jab – or stay at home

At the moment, Austria is experiencing a rapidly growing number of Covid-19 cases which are putting ICUs under strain again. One reason for this development is a relatively low vaccination

Vaccination

Legal, Constitutional, and Ethical Principles for Mandatory Vaccination Requirements for Covid-19

A PDF version of the following report can be found here. Executive summary I. Law-Making: The Principle of Legality & Multi-level Government A. General B. Federal Systems and Multi-Level Government

Vaccination

Legal, Constitutional and Ethical Principles for Mandatory Vaccination Requirements for Covid-19

Download a copy of the principles here or view them in HTML here. According to the best scientific evidence available, vaccination of the entire population is currently the most efficient

Israel

Rise Like a Phoenix: The Return of Israel’s Green Pass – Questions of Domestic and Global Health Justice

Amidst a fourth wave of Covid-19, associated with the Delta variant, Israel had reintroduced and broadened its green pass regime in August 2021. Israel was the first country to enact

United States of America

United States: litigation challenging vaccine requirements

In the midst of a wave of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths attributable to the Delta variant and low vaccination rates in many parts of the country, many state and local

Italy

Italy’s vaccination campaign and the questions it's leaving behind

As everyone was getting ready to leave 2020 behind, the Italian Government tried to set the right tone for the new year by launching the national vaccination campaign on 27

Pakistan

More carrot, less stick: the constitutional limits of Pakistan’s vaccination drive

As of 17 July 2021, over 4 million people have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 in Pakistan, with another 17 million having received at least one dose of the vaccine.

Serbia

How to additionally motivate citizens to get vaccinated? Lessons from Serbia

Four different vaccines have been available in Serbia since the middle of January 2021, when mass vaccination started: Sinofarm from China, Sputnik V from Russia, the American vaccine Pfizer, and

Israel

First In First Out: The Rise and Fall of Israel’s Green Pass

On 1 June 2021 the Israeli green pass regime ended. The green pass regime was instituted in Israel in February 2021, issuing a digital certificate to those who have been

Austria

Vaccinations in a federal State

The number of cases in Austria is currently falling sharply. Recently, the Minister of Health issued an ordinance allowing restaurants and hotels to open for clients who meet the '3G-requirement'

Blog Symposium on Mandatory Vaccination

United Kingdom: mandatory vaccination and vaccine conditionality

United Kingdom law does not presently permit the Government to mandate compulsory vaccination. But neither has it regulated private mandates or vaccine certification at a time where private resort to

Blog Symposium on Mandatory Vaccination

Israel: is the 'green pass' an example to follow?

In Israel, although the Public Health Ordinance of 1940 allows mandatory vaccinations in health emergencies, the law also affords constitutional and statutory protections against it, through the Basic Law: Human

Blog Symposium on Mandatory Vaccination

Mandatory vaccinations in the workplace: constitutionalising the managerial prerogative

The Centner Academy in Miami, a fee paying private school, adopted a policy discouraging its teachers from receiving the Covid-19 vaccine. Teachers who had received the vaccine would not be

Blog Symposium on Mandatory Vaccination

United States: vaccination requirements and verification programs split state governments

Although most state governments in the United States (‘US’) have some form of legal framework in place to require vaccination under certain circumstances, no mandatory, universal vaccination program for Covid-19

Pakistan

Pakistan's Phased Vaccination Rollout

Like many other countries across the world, Pakistan too has begun a national vaccination drive for Covid-19. In Pakistan, the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) is coordinating and syngerising

Sweden

Update on Sweden’s vaccination course: four-phased plan and regional differences

In less than four months, the goal is that all adult swedes have been offered the first vaccine dose. The priority goes in accordance with the national plan of four