From Italy to Iran, opinion – and policy positions – are hardening against those who refuse COVID vaccines. At the same time, opposition to vaccine mandates remains fierce and a weary world faces an impasse over the best way to manage the pandemic.
Republican governors in the US continue to push the cause of the vaccine-resistant, signing laws that bar companies and schools from insisting on vaccination for their employees.
Meanwhile, Quebec has announced a ‘health tax’ – Canada’s first – on those who refuse COVID jabs for non-medical reasons.