Questions tagged [public-health]
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Is it illegal in Germany to spread a list of locations that allow you to violate compulsory mask wearing
I was recently sent a website which, among other terrible health advice, links to a custom google map which allows users to enter locations where they can shop/go to without wearing a face mask (due to COVID-19) and not face any consequences. Since…
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Is there any judicial precedent regarding US governors' power (or lack thereof) to limit church attendance in an emergency?
A federal judge in Kansas ruled it might be unconstitutional:
A federal judge signaled that he believes there's a good chance that Kansas is violating religious freedom and free speech rights with a coronavirus-inspired 10-person limit on in-person…
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Under the England and Wales Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984, can a police officer enter a house without a warrant?
Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984
As the title asks. It's such intense legalese that I can't get my head around it!
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Public Institution Food Services: Do nonreligious students without severe allergies have a right to gluten-free/kosher/halal options? (California)
To what extent may a public institution which offers meals for religious convention or for dietary restrictions (kosher/halal/gluten-free) deny other students these meal options?
If a student requests access to an existing kosher/halal meal option,…
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Can a co-op tenant shareholder exclude people from common areas if they refuse to abide by house rules?
In New York City, can a co-op tenant/shareholder refuse to allow a guest or contractor of another tenant/shareholder into common areas of the building if the person is violating the co-op's house rules by refusing to wear a mask in the common areas…
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If a public pharmaceutical company came up with a cure for a serious disease, is it possible they could not legally make it available?
Publicly traded companies, for better or worse, have legal obligations to their shareholders.
If a publicly traded pharmaceutical company could make more profit for their shareholders by selling a treatment for a disease, instead of releasing a cure…
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What counts as a surrounded perimeter in Ireland?
According to the 2004 amendment to the 2002 Public Health (Tobacco) Act, which I believe is still legally binding, smoking tobacco is prohibited except in certain conditions. Among them are the following:
(7) This section shall not apply to—
(a) a…
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Law in Japan prohibiting (or just not authorizing?) fines "on people who refuse to stay home"?
France24 writes about Covid-19 handling in Japan:
Unlike in other countries, Japanese authorities are not allowed by law to impose fines or other penalties on people who refuse to stay home. That relaxed approach is partly down to bitter memories…
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Is it by jurisdiction that every country have to publish statistics of COVID-19 related statistics?
I have found that the Philippines has published the COVID-19 related statistics in accordance with Section 28, Article II of the 1987 Constitution, Section 7, Article III of the same Constitution, Republic Act No. 10173 or the Data Privacy Act of…
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Are there any federal penalties under current laws if a US state decided to discontinue its measles vaccination requirements for public schools?
I've read a backgrounder on US [state] vaccination laws in the US and (according to that) US states have fairly similar vaccination requirements for children attending public schools. (Grounds for grating individual exemptions are more varied…
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Interpreting the meaning of "additonal considerations" in Covid-19 reopening guidelines for cosmetology business
My wife and I are trying to interpret the document
Reopening Protocol for Personal Care Establishments:
Appendix R Effective as of June 19, 2020t the document from LA County
Department of Public Health,
The confusion is in a section titled: …
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What can I as a citizen do to enforce a requirement to wear masks?
In my city, face masks are required by emergency order in all public places with violations subject to a $300 fine. Though the vast majority of people have complied with this order (indeed they mostly complied before the order went into effect), a…
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Can one use illegal means to get the money to treat a curable, but mortal sickness?
Imagine a case that one has a mortal, but curable sickness. He has not the money to pay for it, and his health insurance does not pay the (large) price of the treatment, instead it offers euthanasia.
An example of it is leukemia, which can be…
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