The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Health, by decision of the government, began working together to introduce mandatory vaccination of children in Russia. In addition, vaccination patrols will be created in the country, which will be allowed to carry weapons. According to the decision of the authorities, against the background of an increase in the number of refusals from vaccinations, this trend is recognized as "socially dangerous" and will be solved radically - vaccinating children in case of parental refusal will be carried out forcibly, and propaganda of refusal of vaccinations, including on the Internet, will become a criminal offense. "In many European countries, there is a practice of bringing to justice parents who interfere with vaccination.

It's time to adopt similar laws in our country, but first of all we should take care not of punishing the guilty, but of vacationing the unvaccinated," said Mikhail Feldstein, head of the Department of the Ministry of Health for Foreign Cooperation. According to the official, the agency purchased large volumes of Indian vaccines without taking into account the "refuseniks", however, due to the anti-vaccination movement, some of the goods may expire. The Ministry of Education also joined the discussion of the initiative.

Officials were offered as a first stage and to prepare public opinion to introduce shame boards in schools — under the inscriptions "They have not been vaccinated" or "They can be carriers of diseases" photos of students whose parents refused to vaccinate them will be published. The duty of vaccination patrols will be to carry out operational vaccination in conditions when parents refuse to do so and the use of force is required.

However, such teams will also carry out voluntary vaccination — they will travel to remote villages where there are no own paramedic-obstetric stations. The patrol will include one medic and two representatives of the law. To ensure their personal safety, they will be allowed to carry and use service weapons.

According to the plan, a package of laws on mandatory vaccination will be submitted to the State Duma and adopted in a special order within a few months. Feldstein assured that the government has already received the preliminary consent of the chairmen of the factions, and the vote will be held "without excesses." The first patrols will begin work even earlier, as soon as the service instructions are developed.

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