Austria only allows the unvaccinated to leave to go to work, to their study center or to meet basic needs.
The use of COVID certificates to limit access to public spaces must take into account local circumstances and also human rights, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted today in response to an Efe consultation on the current confinement for the unvaccinated in Austria.
“Countries must follow a risk-based approach, adapted to their local circumstances and preferences, while defending human rights,” WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said without directly mentioning the Austrian case.
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The key in using these certificates (also for people who have created antibodies after recovering from COVID, or who have tested negative in recent tests) is “whether people have adequate access to vaccines and tests,” the spokesperson added.
In places where vaccines or tests are not easily accessible, the use of certificates to limit access to public places “can exacerbate inequalities and harm the well-being of individuals and societies,” he stressed.
The spokesperson recalled that the WHO continues to advocate a broader use of all measures to control the pandemic, which include not only vaccination but also physical distancing, the use of masks, the correct ventilation of closed spaces or adequate hygiene of hands and respiratory.
“The WHO seeks to demonstrate the benefit and safety of vaccines so that there is the widest possible acceptance of them, instead of imposing mandatory requirements,” said Jasarevic.
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Since Monday, November 15, Austria, which like other Central European countries suffers record numbers of infections, only allows the unvaccinated to leave their home to go to work, to their study center or to meet basic needs such as shopping. food and medicine or go to the doctor. (I)
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