It has been official since July 12: caregivers who will not be vaccinated in September will no longer have the right to work and will therefore no longer be paid. The debate on the vaccine obligation for caregivers is old and raged all weekend.

However, other countries have already implemented this obligation, for certain categories of the population, or for all adults. Some have put in place measures so strict that unvaccinated people have to remain virtually confined to their homes.

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Where is the debate abroad?

Italy made vaccination compulsory for all its caregivers on April 1. 300 of them have started legal proceedings against this measure and a hearing will be held on July 14. However, the measure seems to be bearing fruit: as of July 6, 98% of Italian healthcare professionals had received a dose of vaccines and 72% were fully vaccinated.

Texas has imposed the vaccine on its caregivers as well, while Australia, Ireland and Serbia are considering it. In Australia, nursing home staff are required to receive the vaccine, as in the UK. As far as Switzerland is concerned, it has waived this obligation, for fear of too strong opposition from caregivers to the measure.

Finally, Greece has chosen an astonishing method to encourage its youngest population to be vaccinated: 18-25 year olds are paid up to 150 euros to receive the vaccine. Serbia pays 35 euros to all vaccinated people.