“Competence for vaccination campaigns is in the hands of the Member States, and therefore any decision on whether vaccination is mandatory rests with national governments,” said Stefan De Kiersmaker during a daily briefing.
“We continue to emphasize the importance of vaccination by supporting relevant national campaigns,” the spokesman said.
This statement was made against the background of the latest news from France, where the authorities decided on the mandatory vaccination against coronavirus of some citizens.
French President Emmanuel Macron made a statement yesterday. In France, compulsory vaccination has been introduced for medical staff and a number of other categories of workers. At the same time, health workers who have not been vaccinated will be fired and will not be paid. “Sooner or later, the question of compulsory vaccination of the entire population will arise,” he said.
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