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MINSK, 12 Aug President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko said that there will be no compulsory vaccination against the new coronavirus in the republic, but only voluntary.
«No forced vaccination. I categorically warn you. Voluntary vaccination. If a person wants to be vaccinated, let him be vaccinated, if he does not want it, it is not necessary,» Lukashenka said at a meeting on the development of antiviral vaccines on Thursday. His words are quoted by Sputnik Belarus.
In Belarus, they talked about the vaccination «Sputnik V» At the same time, the President noted, there are certain categories of people who should not be forced, but asked: for example, doctors or trade workers. “But no coercion,” Lukashenka stressed. He warned officials about a harsh reaction if information about mandatory vaccinations reaches him. «God forbid, the information reaches me that someone is forcing someone, tilting, and so on. You know that the reaction on my part will be immediate and categorical,» the president said.
In Belarus, announced the beginning of the third wave of coronavirus At the same time, according to him, everyone should understand that vaccination does not provide complete safety, and this is shown by the situation in the world. «But the fact that the vaccine will weaken the disease if you suddenly become infected is an almost indisputable fact,» the head of state said. The President stressed that each person is the master of his own health, but he must also understand that it is not only his health, you can infect others, and therein lies a social responsibility.
Lukashenko told where he is «fueled» by antibodies to coronavirus Lukashenko reminded that there are vaccines in the country — Chinese, Russian. «The West offered us a Western vaccine through Poland. If the Ministry of Health needs it, we can bring it in so that people can choose,» the president said. As the presidential press service reported, on August 12, the head of state is visiting BelVitunipharm OJSC in the Vitebsk region , where it is planned to organize the production of the Belarusian vaccine against COVID-19. According to her, the head of state will be reported on the current epidemiological situation in the course of vaccination of the population, the implementation of instructions for the development of antiviral vaccines of all types. It will also focus on the prospects for the production of the Belarusian vaccine against COVID-19.