The State Portfolio answers what will happen if a person is not vaccinated.
The decision of the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), of declare vaccination against COVID-19 mandatory, adopted on December 23, it did not take long to provoke citizens to express their opinion, for and against, Through social networks.
Given the wave of comments and concerns, the Ministry issued a statement with answers to nine questions Frequent on the subject:
What happens if a person does not apply the doses?
The MSP defined that the vaccine is mandatory, due to the epidemiological situation and the high risk of circulation of the omicron variant. The entity expects the population to comply. It is clarified that the Ministry it does not apply sanctions to those who are not immunized.
However, it is specified that the National Emergency Operations Committee (COE) established that it is Obligation to present the vaccination card or certificate to access certain non-essential activities, such as: events, cinemas, museums and others. The municipalities and Decentralized Autonomous Governments (GAD) will monitor compliance with the document requirement.
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Will there be penalties if it is not complied with?
The unvaccinated persons will not receive a sanction. This will apply to establishments where non-essential activities are carried out, in public or private spaces, and the card or certificate has not been required from the attendees.
Those entities that provide public services must be sanctioned by the corresponding authorities; not the unvaccinated, assures the State Portfolio.
Will each Police and GAD Intendancy verify that the document is required?
Yes, that’s what the guideline says. Are the municipalities and the GAD the entities responsible for doing comply with and apply the regulations defined by the National COE.
Does the guideline consider work to be an essential service; what will happen to it?
The Ministry of Health indicates that this is not regulated by the institution. That the resolutions of the National COE are being taken in which the sanctions are defined. The card or certificate cannot be required to a person who go to a hospital or students to access an institution.
From December 23, it will be mandatory to present the vaccination card or certificate to enter public places, by provision of the national COE
Since when does this decision govern?
Is in force from 00:00 from Thursday, December 23th and they will last until January 23, 2022. Compliance is expected from the public and private sectors, as they adapt to the COE resolutions issued on December 21.
Is the measure of showing the card temporary?
Yes, it is related to the advance of the pandemic and the expansion of the omicron variant.
From what age must the certificate be presented?
Since the 12 years old. The child population is not considered due to the lower risk, indicates the MSP.
In the guidelines of the national COE it says that: “The National Health Authority in compliance with the Comprehensive Family, Community and Intercultural Health Care Model with a human rights approach will guarantee the right of everyone, with emphasis on population from 12 years”. In the case of infants between 5 and 11 years old, they should continue with the immunization.
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Which countries have established the same measure?
There are European countries that have determined mandatory provisions, highlights the State Portfolio and cites several examples:
In the European Union (EU) a ‘green passport’ has been established for entering restaurants. In the United States there are also statutes that say that workers must present this document.
“We do it in a sovereign manner in accordance with the Organic Health Law. It establishes the possibility that the MSP can define which vaccines are mandatory based on the epidemiological situation. There are enough doses to guarantee their safety ”, emphasizes the Ministry.
What is the purpose of these measures?
Preventing the omicron variant from quickly dispersing, contaminating and spreading, emphasizes the entity. It points out that it is not a variant that generates serious disease.
“If there is a percentage that requires attention in the health system and we want to avoid the increase in variants,” concludes the Ministry statement. (I)
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