Passaporte sanitário e obrigatoriedade da vacinação contra a COVID-19: um desafio ético-jurídico à luz da ciência

Abstract

On average, it takes 10 years for a new vaccine to be developed and released to the population at large. Traditionally, they are produced from the very viruses and bacteria that cause diseases, but inactivated or attenuated. More recently, however, new technologies based on genetic manipulation have emerged, which had never been used in mass vaccination before. In addition, the new vaccines against the new coronavirus were released in a few months, while they were still being developed, a fact recognized by the manufacturers themselves. This unprecedented situation raised questions about the mandatory nature of vaccines against COVID-19 and its resulting instruments, namely vaccine passports or certificates, which segregate healthy people who refuse the said new vaccines. The purpose of this work is to examine the most relevant issues surrounded the discussion, first from a science standpoint and then, legal one.