Politics: a pandemic of the unvaccinated.

Austria is introducing compulsory vaccinations in February. Other countries are giving the idea serious thought, and even Johnson recognises that we need “a national conversation” over the way forward.

The issue is that most people now entering hospital with severe covid are unvaccinated.

Rich countries examples of fully vaccinated are

USA 60%
U.K. 69%
Germany 69%

But
African continent 7%,
Every person not immune from this virus is essentially a viral factory, producing mutations.

But despite governments efforts there is still numbers of the population who are resisting the jab. So now we find that Germany, New York and a number of others are actively seeking to introduce compulsory vaccinations in order to break out if the cycle of wave after wave of sickness and lockdowns.

Argument then is this

Personal liberty v the greater good.

Biden argues that it has nothing to do with “freedom” but about protecting yourself, your lived ones and your community.

Others argue it is about government overreach.

Javid argues that it is unethical.

However it is worth remembering that this is not new - smallpox vaccine was compulsory in 19 century Europe and nhs staff have to get a vaccine.

A vaccine mandate will save lives. WHO argue that mandates should only been used when all other routes have been explored.

Clearly some countries are beginning to think that they have reached this point. In Germany 72% of people are in favour of mandating vaccination.

I think that this will be a major debate in the coming year, particularly if. Omicron and it’s cousins prove very difficult to control.