CHD Africa Victory Over UCT Vaccine Mandate – Press Release for CHD Africa

20 March 2022

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Between December 2021 to March 2022, the University of Cape Town (UCT) ran a public consultation for their draft vaccine mandate policy, which they planned to implement on 1 April.

On 18 March, the UCT Council issued a statement admitting that the Covid-19 vaccines are ‘less effective’ at reducing transmission of the Omicron variant. The Council also accepted that there are multiple opinions on the grave matter of mandatory vaccines, and that these are respected by Council members.

Staff and students at UCT will not be forced to have a Covid-19 vaccine so that they can work or study at the university. Instead, the Council has chosen to make vaccination voluntary, rather than mandate it.

Should mandatory vaccination policies be considered by UCT in the future, a special meeting of the Council would be required.

Lawyers working for CHD Africa have facilitated this victory. A campaign of legal letters sent to UCT’s management, and a warning that any vaccine mandates would be challenged in court, provided a powerful motivation for the retraction.

Neither the mandates nor the science on which they would be based would have withstood a constitutional challenge. UCT’s withdrawal sets a precedent for all vaccine mandates in South Africa.

CHD Africa extends its gratitude to UCT and its vaccine mandate panel for its brave decision despite obvious pressure from its sponsors.

Thanks to CHD Africa & other advocacy groups, this battle against oppression and medical tyranny has been won.

Robert F. Kennedy’s 1966 speech at UCT, ‘Ripples of Hope‘ is now a Current of Change.

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We are certain this is the first of many victories to come for CHD Africa.

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