Mandatory vaccinations, the segregation of citizens, and the promotion of inequality in the modern democracy of Greece and other democratic countries in the era of COVID-19

Mavridis, Charalampos; Aidonidis, Georgios; Evangelou, Marianna; Kalogeridis, Athanasios

doi:10.1007/s40656-022-00548-1

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“…Vaccinations for COVID-19 began in Greece in late December 2020 and in May 2021 the Greek authorities introduced mandatory vaccination for certain population groups [7]. However, in the beginning, mandatory vaccination raised serious ethical and social concerns.…”

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Vaccination Rate for COVID-19 in a Primary Healthcare Center in Greece

Stamouli,

Seitopoulou,

Kalliora

et al. 2023

EJBIOMED

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The novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has been the contributing factor to the COVID-19 disease pandemic, since early 2020. It first appeared in December 2019 and since then rapidly spread worldwide. The severe symptoms of COVID-19 disease, especially in the population groups with higher risk of infection or disease complications, along with the increased mortality rates determined the need for adequate protection and prevention measures to be taken. From the beginning of the pandemic, efforts have been made to develop and produce vaccines that could stop the spread of the disease. The vaccination in most countries was performed in phases, with priority to population groups with a higher risk of infection or disease complications, such as the elderly and patients with chronic diseases, and to population groups with a high risk of professional exposure. This study presented data from the vaccination program, implemented at a primary healthcare center in Greece, that served as a vaccination center during the pandemic. Relying on the results, both the attendance rate and the vaccination rate were very high, which proves that the necessity of the vaccine is well established and that vaccination hesitancy is mitigated among the population served at the Nikea Health Center.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Vaccination Rate for COVID-19 in a Primary Healthcare Center in Greece

Stamouli,

Seitopoulou,

Kalliora

et al. 2023

EJBIOMED

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“…First and foremost, the strategy of removing unvaccinated workers from their workplace amidst a severe worldwide economic crisis was an injustice that further aggravated the problem of unemployment and left this minority struggling financially and socially. A distinct example is that of unvaccinated healthcare workers who were not allowed to work for a long period of time, a fact that could easily lead to their financial destruction, as Mavridis et al debated in their study [44]. It is also important to add here that their removal in a time of a health crisis when every worker's contribution was crucial created understaffing in healthcare units.…”

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“…A very comprehensive study was conducted by Mavridis et al [44], where many important topics were discussed, such as vaccine efficacy and the negative effects of vaccine mandates on work, health, and socially related aspects of life. After the examination of data by the UK Health Security Agency, the Robert Koch Institute, and a scientific literature review, they declare that vaccinated people can transmit the virus.…”

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Elaboration and Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Data in the Frame of Occupational Safety and Health Assessment in Sustainable Engineering Systems

Tatli,

Marhavilas

2024

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Facing the threat of SARS-CoV-2, several countries implemented protective measures to annihilate the waves of the pandemic. Apart from quarantine, social distancing, frequent disinfection, and the use of a face mask, vaccination against COVID-19 soon became available. The measures taken in the workplace to inhibit the spread of the virus were important, as some controversial policies emerged regarding the vaccination status of employees. The “health pass” changed the workplace environment immensely, as in many job sectors vaccination became mandatory. Unvaccinated employees were required to undergo specific COVID-19 tests to access their workplace, while other specialized workers such as health workers were removed from their work altogether. Such measures would be justified if it was certain that vaccinated people cannot transmit the virus, but over the course of years this hypothesis seems to have faded. The main aim of this study is the confirmation (or the non-validation) of this hypothesis and of the specific applied measures through the elaboration and statistical analysis of vaccination data from 35 countries in relation to their daily announced infections over the time frame from the forty-fourth week of 2021 to the fourth week of 2022. This is examined from an occupational safety and health (OSH) perspective (taking into account the three pillars of sustainability) concerning risk management and safety assessment at the workplaces of sustainable engineering systems (SES). The findings imply that this hypothesis is contestable. Therefore, it is doubtful whether workplace segregation measures were socially and economically sustainable. It is deduced that (i) the complete freedom of vaccinated employees was a situation which intensified occupational risk, degraded the safety level at the workplaces of sustainable engineering systems, and increased the OSH risk management difficulties, and, on the other hand, (ii) the financial burden of mandatory unemployment and frequent testing was not justified and economically sustainable for the unvaccinated individuals in the middle of a worldwide economic crisis.

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Introduction: Probing Perpetual Crisis

Mylonas,

Psyllakou

2024

Class, Culture, and the Media in Greece, Volume 1

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Mandatory vaccinations, the segregation of citizens, and the promotion of inequality in the modern democracy of Greece and other democratic countries in the era of COVID-19

Cited by 4 publications

References 82 publications

Vaccination Rate for COVID-19 in a Primary Healthcare Center in Greece

Vaccination Rate for COVID-19 in a Primary Healthcare Center in Greece

Elaboration and Analysis of SARS-CoV-2 Data in the Frame of Occupational Safety and Health Assessment in Sustainable Engineering Systems

Introduction: Probing Perpetual Crisis

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