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The patient’s rights and the way of their realization have been determined by the Law on the rights, obligations and responsibilities of patients in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The basic right of a patient is the right to availability of health care. Its realization is qualified by the economic conditions and political circumstances. However, a special challenge in the realization of this right occurs at the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adopting various measures by the (in) competent authorities and the actions of health institutions in order to repress the spreading of the virus and to protect the health system, has restricted the patient’s right to access the health care. In this paper we will analyze if such restriction was legal, as a basis for possible responsibility in harming the patients.We will also analyze the right to health care availability in the correlation to the right of self-determination and consent, primarily in the immunization process of the population against COVID-19 virus and its right to object. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]