Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan to make shots compulsory

Re:Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan t... by detaro on Thursday December 02, 2021 @11:59AM (#29418794)

So basically lockdown for all, because restricting the rights of everybody is better than restricting the rights of some. Good luck convincing the courts that that's the minimal necessary restriction.

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Re:Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan t... by tinus_hn on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:06PM (#29418937)

There are more options than ‘lockdown for all’, but yes, it would be one of the things you could do if vaccinations were not available.

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Re:Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan t... by detaro on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:09PM (#29418981)

But vaccinations are available, so you likely can't do it legally.

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Re:Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan t... by tinus_hn on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:13PM (#29419048)

That’s for the courts to decide. Is a lockdown not allowed because forcing people to vaccinate is an option? Or is forcing people to vaccinate not allowed because lockdown is an option?

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Re:Germany locks down unvaccinated people, as leaders plan t... by detaro on Thursday December 02, 2021 @12:22PM (#29419196)

Forcing people to vaccinate is not really a tool to control infections right now, and more of an independent (also currently hotly debated) longer-term question. (I'm fairly certain its going to come for some jobs at least)

And if applied as here, I doubt many would argue that "forcing people to vaccinate" is a weaker measure than "impose some restrictions on unvaccinated" (although the former is of course going to be a strong form of the latter)

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