The Supreme Court has refused to grant applications barring pharmaceutical distributor Cari-Med and telecommunications provider Digicel from enforcing mandatory vaccination policies.

Justice Sonya Wint-Blair heard the applications for injunctions and turned down the applications, today (December 20).

The judge ruled that damages would be an adequate remedy to address any loss that the claimants would have suffered.

The outcome of today’s ruling is that the mandatory vaccine policies remain in effect until the Supreme Court hears the suits filed and make a determination in the matter.

It was the judge’s ruling that given the potential harm to society that pandemic may cause, it is not convenient to grant the applications.

Earlier this month, the Supreme Court denied an application by five Cari-Med employees to take their case to the Constitutional Court to quash the mandatory vaccine policy.

The court described the application for judicial review as an abuse of process and ruled that the dispute can be resolved by contract law.

Justice Sonya Wint-Blair said damages are an adequate remedy in the event of error.

The judge said further that employers are expected to adhere to the protocols put in place by the Disaster Risk Management Act.

The judge pointed out that the workforce in any organization is its greatest asset and the human resource is to be protected by the employer.

The judge said further there is far more risk of material harm to the defendants other employees.