The world is beginning to at least seemingly forget about the crown. Through the small screens we could see the crowded audience in New York watching the tennis matches, the crowded stands with spectators of American football, the full football stadium in Spain. The agenda has thickened in Macedonia these days as well - cultural events, forums, conferences with physical presence are taking place. At many of these events, both in the world and in our country, only the vaccinated are allowed to attend.

Of course, vaccination has opened the door to normalcy. But is it time for big events, even if only for the vaccinated? Our covid statistics for the period September 6-9 showed that 16 percent, or 5.175 people out of a total of 26.053 infected, were vaccinated with two doses of the vaccine. Then, among those hospitalized, there are also 16 percent vaccinated with two doses. And what is most frightening is that 12 percent of the 687 people who died of coronavirus, or 87 people, were vaccinated with both doses. And let us not forget the fact that there are still many more unvaccinated than vaccinated, so it is not surprising that the vaccinated are less in both the infected and the dead.

It is clear that everywhere in the world, even in our country, governments and health authorities are trying in every way to increase the percentage of vaccinated, even by allowing only them to attend sports competitions, cultural events, business forums or other events. But the world is taking a step further - there are already countries that are starting to impose the vaccine as mandatory somewhere. In the UK, for example, only vaccinated persons are allowed to enter nursing homes and care homes from this autumn. This applies not only to staff, but also, for example, to masters coming from outside. Teachers must be vaccinated in California. In Greece, the vaccine is mandatory in the public sector, or employees have to take two negative tests a week at their own expense. It is the same in the local private sector - in catering, tourism, media.

It is a matter of time when such restrictive measures will be implemented in our country as well. There are already rumors of threats and even dismissals of employees who did not want to be vaccinated. The union insists it is not legal because vaccination is not mandatory. But, on the other hand, insiders explain that the Constitution is above all laws, and it prohibits endangering the health of others by individuals, in which case it would be the unvaccinated.

Thus, everywhere in the world, even in our country, things are like this: on the one hand, the vaccine is voluntary, which protects governments from possible harmful consequences and plays democracy because it is a new and yet not fully tested vaccine given weather opportunities, and on the other hand, there are various prohibitions for the unvaccinated, from going to the shops and to sports competitions to the danger of losing their job.

One thing is clear - there is no compromise with general health. The question that plagues the world is whether there should be a compromise with democracy regarding vaccination. Because even so, behind democracy lies a semi-mandatory vaccination.