If the vaccine is valid for 6 months, can it be banned from going to public places?
Speaking in Parliament yesterday (08) the Hon. Minister of Health Keheliya Rambukwella stated that laws will be enacted to prohibit entry into public places without the card stating that both vaccines have been obtained and that the Attorney General’s approval has been obtained for that.
However, about two days ago, Minister of State Channa Jayasumana stated that the effectiveness of the vaccine has diminished. Therefore, care should be taken, he said.
According to the ancients, it took about 10 years to find a cure for malaria. No cure has yet been found for dengue. We have been experiencing it for years. It is no secret, then, that intellectuals doubted the vaccine being distributed to protect the public against this invisible, undetectable corona virus, but kept their mouths shut. However, if the vaccine was successful, it would not cause such problems.
Mr. Keheliya’s statement raises various questions about the people who have not been vaccinated. People who have been vaccinated are now raising various issues. People raise various issues such as whether the disease is contagious even after being vaccinated, whether the people who received the vaccine have died, and whether the power has diminished by now. If the vaccine breaks within six months, what does it mean to ban entry into public places? They question.
Also, some healthy people who have been vaccinated against covid have various side effects. Can laws be enacted prohibiting entry into public places in such an uncertain environment?
Our analysis
Since laws are made by Parliament, Parliament can impose any law. But in such a precarious situation, the imposition of such laws will further embarrass the people and increase their displeasure with the government. Such baseless legislation should be avoided if it is to rebuild the society that collapsed due to Kovid. This will only make people more uncomfortable.
According to Articles 12 (3) and 14 (d) of the Constitution, the right to travel in public places cannot be revoked. But Article 15 (7) of the Constitution does not preclude the enactment of this law “for the protection of public health or morals.” A law should be enacted for the public good. Legislation must be enacted if the public is to be fully protected by vaccination and to be held accountable for the side effects they suffer and to ensure that they do not die as a result of the vaccination. But without such a guarantee, intelligent people will not get vaccinated on purpose. It is their freedom of thought. The background needed to think so is set on a global scale. It is perfectly correct to think so at a level where the background is not set to think that one’s life will not be harmed.
All these problems can be solved by thinking of ourselves as Sri Lankans, not what we do in other countries in particular. Hon. Minister Keheliya, further thinking about this will bring some relief to the people and otherwise the society will further collapse by making decisions.
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