GET FLU JAB - OR BE JAILED: Irish Newspaper Report

[Asi-Irish]

Hi..

Did anyone see this story in the Sunday Star? If so, what do you make of it?

GET FLU JAB - OR BE JAILED


KEITH FALKINER


HSE may make vaccine compulsory for everyone

GOVERNMENT plans to introduce compulsory vaccinations for swine flu could see people JAILED if they refuse to take it.

Stringent pandemic laws open to the Department of Health allow it to enforce compulsory vaccinations against a serious outbreak of swine flu -- with stiff fines or a six-month stretch in prison for those who avoid taking the jab.

The Department of Health has said it is satisfied it can enact legislation provided in the 1947 Health Act - which include compulsory vaccinations quarantine and travel bans - to deal with a pandemic.

A HSE spokeswoman said: "The position is that the Department is satisfied that the provisions in 1947 Health Act for the control and management of infectious diseases, gives it sufficient powers to deal with a pandemic outbreak."

The Act also states that anyone who willfully obstructs the execution of a regulation - such as compulsory vaccination - shall be liable for conviction in court.

A source told Star Sunday that the Department of Health is on the verge of making the swine flu vaccine compulsory for everybody in the country next month.
Irish government plans mandatory "swine flu" jab or jail

[irish_goat]

Imagine you went to jail and then caught the flu.

[Wakeupcall]

If someone tried to force me to take the vaccine I would kill them. Period.

If I was unable to kill them at the time due to their backup, I would spend the rest of my life finding them in order to kill them.

[Clanrickard]

Anyone who refuses to have a jab should be forced to pay full whack when they go to hospital and should have health insurance removed.

[birthday]

Given the comparatively mild effects of the current swine flu (H1N1) virus I cannot see how any medical person could justify compulsory vaccination. I just do not see this happening.
Of course if the virus mutates or reassorts with other variants and the situation changes then there could be a medical case made.

[Wakeupcall]

Anyone who refuses to have a jab should be forced to pay full whack when they go to hospital and should have health insurance removed.

I will stay at home and eat paracetemol.

I have paid thousands into health insurance over the years and never claimed. Screw you clan. In fairness.... That is a pathetic opinion.

[Bowtie]

Does everyone not have the right to bodily integrity? Legally?
Do I not have a right to refuse?

[blacbloc]

3 adults in this house will also be going to jail. I will box the nose of anyone who comes near me with a vaccination. One person in this house has already had the oinkers, as we called it. It is identical to any other flu - the hysteria about this is ridiculous.

[Illustro]

If someone tried to force me to take the vaccine I would kill them. Period.

If I was unable to kill them at the time due to their backup, I would spend the rest of my life finding them in order to kill them.

X2

You cannot force medicate people against their will.

[sarahj]

If someone tried to force me to take the vaccine I would kill them. Period.

If I was unable to kill them at the time due to their backup, I would spend the rest of my life finding them in order to kill them.

I probably wouldn't go that far but it is COMPLETELY undemocractic to force an (untested) vaccine on people, especially for a non-deadly disease. This isn't a public health measure in my opinion...it's an act of force.