‘Nobody can be forced to get vaccinated against Covid-19’: Supreme Court to Centre - As the fear of the Covid-19 fourth wave in India remains, the Supreme Court has said that no one can be forced to get vaccinated against Covid-19.
New Delhi, May 2: The Supreme Court on Monday said that no person can be forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and asked the Centre to make public the effect of such an immunisation. A bench of Justices L Nageswara Rao and B R Gavai said bodily autonomy and integrity are protected under Article 21 of the Constitution. The top court said the current COVID-19 vaccine policy cannot be said to be manifestly arbitrary and unreasonable. Till numbers are low, we […]
The Supreme Court on Monday said that no person can be forced to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and asked the Centre to make public the effect of such an immunisation.
The court delivered the judgement on a plea filed by Jacob Puliyel seeking directions for disclosure of data on clinical trials of COVID-19 vaccines and post-jab cases, , supreme court, Covid vaccine
Regarding segregation of vaccine trial data, subject to privacy of individuals, all trials conducted and to be subsequently conducted, all data must be made available to the public without further delay, it said. COVID-19 Vaccine: Nobody Can Be Forced To Get Vaccinated, Current Policy Not Unreasonable or Arbitrary, Says Supreme Court.