Mandatory vaccines could face constitutional challenge, says legal expert

A person voluntarily receives a Covid-19 jab, as a legal expert said any plans to make them mandatory in Ireland would likely be challenged (PA)

Introducing mandatory vaccines in Ireland could be difficult to achieve because of rights afforded by the Constitution, a legal expert has said.

David Kenny, associate professor of law at Trinity College in Dublin, said the State would have to show a “very compelling and highly evidenced” common good rationale to remove people’s decision-making rights.