But is it legal to force a citizen to be vaccinated?
When asked about this, attorney Cristóbal Rodríguez Gómez, explained that the Constitution in this regard is clear, when in its article eight on individual liberties and the general interest establishes that “the exercise of individual rights and liberties must be compatible with public order, general welfare and the rights of all.”
“In other words, our constitutional system turns public order, the general interest and the rights of others into insurmountable limits to the exercise of the rights of everyone,” emphasizes the jurist.
He said that the State is empowered, therefore, to impose limits when the exercise of rights becomes a threat to the general interest, which, in the current case, is collective health.
<p>Santo Domingo, DR The coronavirus pandemic has forced countries to adopt a series of measures to contain the disease and return everything to normal as soon as possible. One of the main strategies to mitigate the effects of the disease is applying a massive vaccination plan for the population...
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