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10 Agree Or Disagree: Should COVID-19 vaccination be mandatory?
COVID-19のワクチン接種を義務化すべきか？
観点：個人の自由、長期的な副作用、新しい株、人流抑制、公衆衛生、日常生活、自殺者の増加
POINTS: Individual freedom, long-term side effects, New Variant, Business Viability, Public Health, Normal Life
ワクチン接種義務化の背景
ご存知のようにCOVID19が流行し始めて既に丸2年経っています。感染拡大防止を目的にCOVID19に対する抗体を強制取得するのがワクチンです。ワクチン接種にはメリット・デメリットがありますが、日本では大概の国民がワクチン接種に肯定的です。一方、海外では根強い反対意見のある国もあります。ワクチン接種率が低いと感染拡大を防ぐことが出来ない。そんな中、ワクチン接種が法的に義務付けられている国、義務付けられるよう法整備をする国も出てきました。
Countries making COVID-19 vaccines mandatory（English)
Are COVID-19 vaccine mandates human rights violations? (English)
賛成派：COVID-19のワクチン接種を義務化すべき（240 語）
AGREE or DISAGREE; Should COVID-19vaccination be mandatory?
POINTS: Business Viability / Public Health / Normal Life
Introduction
With the COVID-19 vaccination being the only effective measure for preventing the pandemic disease infection and returning to daily life, it is reasonable to make it mandatory, particularly in countries where the vaccination rates are not high enough.
ワクチン接種は、新型コロナウイルス感染を防ぎ日常生活に戻るための唯一の効果的な方法であることから、特にワクチン接種率が十分でない国においては義務化は妥当だと思われます。
Discussion 1
Many businesses in the tourism and hospitality industries or retailers have gone bankrupt or been financially suffering worldwide in response to lockdown, which is one of the control measures against the coronavirus disease. That is partially causing the increasing number of homeless people, or even worse, suicides.
新型コロナウイルス感染対策のひとつである行動制限のために、世界的にツーリズムやホスピタリティー産業、小売業においてたくさんの会社が倒産したり、財政困難に陥っています。これは、ホームレスの人口増加やさらに悪いことに自殺者の増加の原因にもなっています。
Discussion 2
Our lives also have drastically changed. For example, schools have cancelled many annual events, such as sports carnivals and school excursions. Children have missed out on making life-long memories. Social engagements have regularly been restricted over the past two years. Had it not been for the needs of the measures, it would have been easier for many people to maintain their mental and physical health.
私たちの生活も劇的に変化しました。例えば、学校は運動会や遠足といった多くの年間行事を取りやめ、子供たちは一生涯の思い出を作る機会を失ってしまいました。社会活動も、過去二年間の間、たびたび制限されてきました。こういった感染防止対策が必要なかったら、多くの人は精神的および身体的な健康を容易に維持できたことでしょう。
Discussion 3
Vaccination could, of course, lower the number of infected people. Even where breakthroughs happened, their symptoms could be eased. Some side effects may be experienced, from high fever to death, but the risk of dying from COVID-19 is much higher than from vaccination. The more people got vaccinated, the less pressure would be on hospitals and medical institutions.
もちろん、ワクチン接種は感染者数をおさえてくれることでしょう。ブレークスルー感染をしても、症状は軽くて済むことでしょう。高熱から死といった副反応があるかもしれませんが、新型コロナウイルスに感染し亡くなる確率はワクチン接種で死に至る確率よりはるかに高いです。より多くの人がワクチン接種をすれば、病院や医療機関の逼迫もより緩和されるでしょう。
Conclusion
Overall, some people might have side effects, but considering how many people have been directly and indirectly suffering from COVID-19, vaccination should be compulsory in countries where the vaccination rate is lower.
概して、副反応が出る人はいるかもしれませんが、何人の人たちが直接的・間接的に新型コロナウイルスに苦しんできたかを考慮すると、ワクチン接種率の低い国では、ワクチン接種は義務化されるべきです。
賛成派：本文全文（音源つき）
With the COVID-19 vaccination being the only effective measure for preventing the pandemic disease infection and returning to daily life, it is reasonable to make it mandatory, particularly in countries where the vaccination rates are not high enough.
Many businesses in the tourism and hospitality industries or retailers have gone bankrupt or been financially suffering worldwide in response to lockdown, which is one of the control measures against the coronavirus disease. That is partially causing the increasing number of homeless people, or even worse, suicides.
Our lives also have drastically changed. For example, schools have cancelled many annual events, such as sports carnivals and school excursions. Children have missed out on making life-long memories. Social engagements have regularly been restricted over the past two years. Had it not been for the needs of the measures, it would have been easier for many people to maintain their mental and physical health.
Vaccination could, of course, lower the number of infected people. Even where breakthroughs happened, their symptoms could be eased. Some side effects may be experienced, from high fever to death, but the risk of dying from COVID-19 is much higher than from vaccination. The more people got vaccinated, the less pressure would be on hospitals and medical institutions.
Overall, some people might have side effects, but considering how many people have been directly and indirectly suffering from COVID-19, vaccination should be compulsory in countries where the vaccination rate is lower.
反対派： COVID-19のワクチン接種を義務化すべきでない（241 語）
AGREE or DISAGREE; Should COVID-19 vaccination be mandatory?
POINTS: Individual Freedom / Long-term Side Effects / New Variant
Introduction
It is widely recognised that vaccination is the most effective way of preventing COVID-19 infection or severe symptoms. Making it compulsory, however, seems too rushed for the following reasons.
ワクチン接種が新型コロナウイルス感染予防や重症化を防ぐのに最も有効であると広く認識されていますが、ワクチン接種の義務化は下記の理由により焦りすぎであるように見受けられます。
Discussion 1
COVID-19 vaccines haven’t been properly authorised yet, only permitted to use for emergency cases. No one yet knows whether the vaccinations for COVID-19 would have long-term adverse effects on the human body. Indeed, most vaccinated people had some side effects, which is very unusual for authorised vaccines of other diseases.
新型コロナウイルスのワクチンは正式にはまだ承認されていません。緊急時にのみ使用を許されているだけです。ワクチンが長期的な副作用を人間の身体に及ぼすかどうか、未だ誰も知りません。実際、ワクチン接種したほとんどの人に、副反応が生じました。これは、他の病気の承認済みのワクチンには有り得ないことです。
Discussion 2
Pfizer, one of the major providers, also doesn’t know how long the efficacy of the vaccine lasts. Besides, new variants of COVID-19 and subspecies of a variant have been arising. Again, nobody knows if the current vaccines would protect against variants that will emerge. We also would not know how many boosters we must have. Vaccines may harm our health after multiple doses in a short period.
ワクチンの主な供給者であるファイザーも、ワクチンの効果がどの位長く維持されるか知りません。その上、新型コロナウイルスの新しい株や亜種が出現してづけています。現在使用されているワクチンが、これから現れる株に対して効用があるかも、誰にも分らないのです。あと何回ワクチンをブースター接種しなければならないのかも、分かりません。短い期間に複数回ワクチンを接種したら、健康に害を及ぼすかもしれません。
Discussion 3
What’s more, there may be more measures governments can implement before making vaccination mandatory. They could require anti-vaxxers to test negative with both a rapid antigen test and a PCR test before engaging in social activities. I think anti-vaxxers would prefer doing those tests rather than getting vaccinated. COVID vaccine mandates seem to be ignoring individual freedom and leading to despotism.
さらに、政府は新型コロナウイルスのワクチン接種を義務化する前に、もっと他に出来ることがあるようにみえます。反ワクチン派の人々に、社会活動に参加する前には迅速抗原検査とPCR検査両方での陰性であることを要求すべきです。反ワクチン派の人たちは、ワクチンを接種するよりこれらの検査を実施する方を好むでしょう。新型コロナウイルスのワクチン義務化は、個人の自由を無視し独裁主義に導いているように見えます。
Conclusion
Although many people are fed up with lockdown and other restrictions for COVID-19, making vaccination compulsory is debatable. The final decision should be up to each individual while unknown factors about vaccines still exist.
多くの人たちがロックダウンやその他の制限にうんざりしていますが、ワクチン接種を義務にするのは議論の余地があります。まだワクチンについて分からない事実があるうちは、ワクチン接種の最終決断は個人それぞれに任せるべきです。
反対派：本文全文（音源つき）
It is widely recognised that vaccination is the most effective way of preventing COVID-19 infection or severe symptoms. Making it compulsory, however, seems too rushed for the following reasons.
COVID-19 vaccines haven’t been properly authorised yet, only permitted to use for emergency cases. No one yet knows whether the vaccinations for COVID-19 would have long-term adverse effects on the human body. Indeed, most vaccinated people had some side effects, which is very unusual for authorised vaccines of other diseases.
Pfizer, one of the major providers, also doesn’t know how long the efficacy of the vaccine lasts. Besides, new variants of COVID-19 and subspecies of a variant have been arising. Again, nobody knows if the current vaccines would protect against variants that will emerge. We also would not know how many boosters we must have. Vaccines may harm our health after multiple doses in a short period.
What’s more, there may be more measures governments can implement before making vaccination mandatory. They could require anti-vaxxers to test negative with both a rapid antigen test and a PCR test before engaging in social activities. I think anti-vaxxers would prefer doing those tests rather than getting vaccinated. COVID vaccine mandates seem to be ignoring individual freedom and leading to despotism.
Although many people are fed up with lockdown and other restrictions for COVID-19, making vaccination compulsory is debatable. The final decision should be up to each individual while unknown factors about vaccines still exist.
まとめ
新型コロナウイルスのワクチン接種。日本では、ほぼ当たり前のことで、疑問に思う人は少ないのではないでしょうか？
反対派の意見を書くにあたり少し調べましたが、2020年6月以降、厚労省の指導の元、事前の検査において新型コロナウイルス陽性であれば、原因はなんであれ「コロナ死者」とカウントするようになったという事実を知りました。これをどう捉えるかは人それぞれですが、もしかしたらコロナによる死者数は発表されているより少ない可能性があるのかもしれません。
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