Health and Citizenship: Ministry wants vaccination data as a requirement to confer citizenship.

Opinion on vaccination effectiveness can determine whether a citizenship application is approved or rejected.

On the last 1st of July, in a Diet session, The Most Worthy Mr. Jean Laudie, Minister of Social Affairs, presented a proposal for a bill aimed at collecting vaccination data. According to the Minister, the bill aims to create a solid community of Marienbourgers who take care of their own public health and who are not in line with the anti-science movement that spreads fake news about vaccines and which, as a consequence, leads to the death of thousands of people from diseases that, if it weren't for anti-vaccines, would have already been eradicated.

If approved, the new law will introduce two new questions to the citizenship application questionnaire: 1. Do you believe in the effectiveness of vaccines? 2. Are you up to date with your vaccinations? Although the state does not have the means to certify the vaccination status of its citizens and applicants, the Ministry of Social Affairs hopes that the questions will be enough to keep away the so-called "anti-vaxxers", i.e., people who do not believe in vaccination and who, therefore, do not vaccinate themselves properly, from the country. Applicants who respond that they do not believe in the effectiveness of vaccines will have their citizenship requests promptly refused, and those who respond that they believe, but that their vaccinations are not up to date, must provide an explanation within 72 hours to have their citizenship approved.

The bill was met with enthusiasm by Government and Opposition alike, and received further praise from Duke Arthur V. Despite the praise, voting on the law was postponed to the next session due to the overload of topics in the queue to be discussed. The law is expected to be approved in the July 7 Diet session.