by Dr David Bell & Domini Gordon | Medical ethics are about protecting society from medical malfeasance and the self-interest of the humans whom we trust to manage health. It is therefore disturbing when prominent people, in a prominent journal, tear up the concept of medical ethics and human rights norms.
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Prof David Paton: New evidence on the impact of the English care home vaccine mandate
This new research and paper, which Prof David Paton has undertaken with a colleague, examines the impact of the English care home vaccine mandate on vaccine uptake, care home staffing and Covid deaths.
Mandatory Vaccination of Contractors – South Africa
Many companies have already implemented mandatory vaccination schemes for the employees and now seek to extend the policies to anyone entering their premises, including suppliers, tenants and consultants. What are your rights if you are on the receiving end of one of these policies?
Mandatory vaccine policy at work? Know your rights – printable
Prepared by our legal team for use if your employer has decided on a mandatory vaccination policy. This pamphlet not only explains your rights, but also provides the laws that back you up.
Letter to businesses for access
Template letter to businesses requiring proof of vaccination or negative PCR test to access their premises.
Workplace Medical Disclosure letter – South Africa
A draft letter for employers regarding disclosure of vaccination status, written by our legal team for South Africa.
Replacing Bad Science with Good Science
The University of Cape Town committed to reply to PANDA’s series of questions stemming from their Student Engagement Session on Mandatory Vaccination. Since no reply has been forthcoming, PANDA members have answered the questions themselves, in what has turned out to be an excellent takedown of UCT’s bad science. Can you trust that your University is not lying to you?
Informed Consent: Choice or Dilemma?
On Sunday 31 October, PANDA hosted a webinar focused on South African students as Covid-19 vaccines are being mandated for the country’s tertiary institutions. We encourage you to watch this, share it and refuse to accept the mandates.
South Africa: Letter to a University Council about Mandatory Vaccinations
This pro forma letter can be addressed to the Council of a University by a student of that University where the University has adopted, or intends to adopt, a mandatory vaccination plan. The letter can be adapted as a letter from the parent of the student, alternatively, from an attorney representing the student.
Draft letter to employers from Legal Representative or Union of Employee – South Africa
A pro forma letter that can be addressed to an employer by an attorney representing an employee whose employer has adopted a mandatory vaccination plan. It can be adapted as a letter from an employee or from a trade union to the employer.