Israeli Health Minister: Vaccine Passports For Compliance And Coercion - Not Public Health

NEW - Israeli Ministry of Health (right) recorded saying to the Minister of Interior (left) "there is no medical or epidemiological justification for the Covid passport, it is only intended to pressure the unvaccinated to vaccinate".pic.twitter.com/c3oAOpZdEE

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mako.co.il |  Anger among restaurateurs and pool operators following Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz's recording: In a recording released last night (Sunday) in the "Main Edition", the minister admitted that the green label is in some cases intended to put pressure on vaccine opponents, and is not always based on epidemiological motive. Restaurateurs and pool owners, to whom Horowitz specifically referred, claim to have known all along that they serve as "Pfizer sales promotions," and that there is no other reason to ban outdoor seating or the use of public pools. Some parents and medical officials have also expressed opposition to the use of the green label, especially on children.

"We were not surprised by the Health Minister's statement last night, it is quite clear to us that the Israeli government has made us Pfizer's sales promoters," Shai Berman, CEO of the Restaurant Association, told N12. Tens of percent in redemptions. "Unfortunately, the Israeli government has chosen to dump its water on us and we expect a constitutional committee to convene tomorrow to immediately repeal the green label, at least in everything related to outer spaces, for which there is no epidemiological basis for limiting a green label."

Nir Oz, chairman of the organization of swimming pools and sports centers, also did not like what he heard. "There is no doubt that we have become the executive arm of the Ministry of Health and the enforcement arm of the Israel Police," Oz claimed. We need to check who is not vaccinated and send home. We have become the black workers of law enforcement. "

"We are unable to raise our heads. And the health minister's call has revealed the truth we have been shouting about for months. The swimming pools and sports centers have been slammed and collapsed one by one in vain. It is already clear that there are no
infections in swimming pools."

There are those who understand Horowitz's rationale - but even that is not enough

Although business owners from other industries understood the importance of the green label in its role as a promoter of immunization, they argued that one way or another they should make sure that they deserve the appropriate compensation for any harm to activity. "As someone who has vaccinated myself, I believe that the solution to the corona crisis lies in vaccines, so I understand the rationale behind the Minister of Health's decision," Adv. Roi Cohen, president of Lahav, the Chamber of Independent and Business Organizations in Israel, told N12.

"At the same time, it should be understood that any such decision has a heavy economic significance that falls mainly on the self-employed and business owners in Israel. "The heat of summer and the holidays. Therefore, Lahav's demand on all 64 member organizations is to price any restriction that harms the business sector. Compensation for every character."

Yaron Sela, from the gym organization, added: "The health and fitness industry has long depended between heaven and earth in an impossible situation of uncertainty. Blaming one government office or another is irrelevant, the Corona plague is an ongoing event and the economic struggle must receive the attention of the government. "Just like the health deal. I met with Finance Minister Lieberman, who understands the incident. I am convinced that he will act correctly for the benefit of businesses that are harmed over time due to the corona crisis."

Parents angry: "Delusional to require children to be tested every day"

Even in the medical world there are those who claim that if the green mark is intended to increase immunization, there is no reason to apply it to children aged 12-3, who cannot be vaccinated and are required to perform corona tests daily. "The green mark is unnecessary. There is no other country in the world that requires a green mark in schools from the age of three onwards. This is a phenomenon that does not exist and is completely absurd," Prof. Shoshi Altuvia, a researcher in the Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics at the Hebrew University and Hadassah Ein School of Medicine, told N12. -vineyard.

"We tell those who carry the green label that they are ostensibly protected, while in practice there is no protection and infection continues even among the vaccinated. This is not the practice all over the world and this is not a democratic state. On the move - the green mark today is meaningless and misses the mark. "

The current situation is particularly troubling for parents who are forced to check on their children frequently. Eric Kaplan, a father of four and chairman of the parents' leadership in Jerusalem, told N12: "If the purpose of the green label is to encourage immunization, it's a bit delusional that children of these ages are required to be tested every day. "Tests are important, which cannot be ignored, but ways must be found to enable as normal a life as possible."