Ombudsman reports increased number of complaints about coercion to vaccinate

Over the nine months of this year, the number of applications received by the commissioner increased to 1.7 thousand, while in January-September last year there were only 687 such applications, a year ago - 625.

In addition to being forced to vaccinate, people are also concerned about the availability of medicine in the country. In particular, people asked the authorized representative to provide assistance in referring for examination and treatment to a particular medical institution.

"A significant increase in requests is associated with the ongoing pandemic and, as a result, sanitary and epidemiological restrictions", - noted in the message.

Earlier, Tatyana Moskalkova, Ombudsman for Human Rights in the Russian Federation, stated that she does not see human rights violations in the introduction of coronavirus restrictions for those who have not been vaccinated. In her opinion, everyone has the right to independently decide whether to vaccinate him or not, but the interests of the majority should be taken into account. And it is in the interests of the majority to protect against the spread of the coronavirus.

It's worth reminding that in a number of regions, vaccination has become mandatory for doctors, teachers, sellers, couriers, housing and communal services workers and MFC workers, drivers, students, pensioners and other categories of citizens. To date, over 72 million people have already been vaccinated. The collective immunity in the country has reached 53.7%.