Health warning: Time to make vaccinations mandatory?

New data obtained by The Sunday Business Post shows a huge variation in vaccination rates across the country

Simon Harris, Minister for Health, has spoken in favour of mandatory vaccination Picture: Getty

In 2017, Dr Ruairi Hanley publicly proposed a new policy in response to reports of declining vaccination rates in Ireland. Hanley, a high-profile GP, took to the national airwaves and suggested that parents who refused to immunise their children should have their child benefit payments cut by 50 per cent. He pointed out that a similar initiative known as “no jab, ...