Can governments mandate a COVID vaccination? Balancing public health with human rights – and what the law says
- Written by Amy Maguire, Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
ShutterstockEarlier in 2020, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he expected the COVID-19 vaccine to be mandatory. He later backtracked, noting the government “can’t hold someone down and make them take it”.
But should it be able to mandate vaccination in the interests of public health?
Some argue mandatory vaccination can be...





