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View all search resultsCOVID-19 antivaxxers may face sanctions amid plans for emergency use
Jakarta has issued a bylaw that stipulates sanctions for residents refusing to participate in the COVID-19 vaccination program.
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R
egional administrations are considering issuing bylaws as a legal avenue to sanction people who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
West Java Governor Ridwan Kamil said he had instructed his staff to review the legal aspects of such a bylaw.
“We are looking into the issue of whether people who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine will be harmful [to other] or if sanctioning them would violate their rights,” the governor said on Thursday as quoted by kompas.com.
He added that the West Java administration would intensify efforts to educate communities and raise awareness about the vaccine, as the central government was preparing to launch the first COVID-19 vaccination program in the country.
The Jakarta administration issued on Monday a new bylaw on COVID-19 handling that also stipulates a sanctions for people resisting the vaccination program.
Article 30 of the bylaw stipulates that anyone deliberately refusing to undergo COVID-19 treatment and/or vaccination will be fined up to Rp 5 million (US$340), according to a copy of the bylaw’s final draft obtained by The Jakarta Post.
The possibility of sanctioning COVID-19 anti-vaxxers was raised as the central government plans to secure emergency-use authorization as soon as possible for several possible vaccines. The government hopes to secure authorization in November and roll out the vaccination program as early as January 2021.
