Parental Consent Key Requirement In Children’s Vaccination Against Covid-19

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news June 11, 2022

The Ministry of Health has announced that it will soon commence with the vaccination of children against Covid-19. However, the ministry also revealed that this will only happen if the parents of the child give their consent.

The ministry released a statement on the matter through Dr. Henry Mwebesa, the Director-General of Health Services.

Several media reports indicated that they would vaccinate children between the age of 12 and 17 without their parents’ consent. They, however, dismissed this as untrue.

“The ministry would like to reiterate that no child will be vaccinated against Covid-19 against their parents’, guardian or caretakers’ consent. This will be upheld during the vaccination of children,” Dr.Mwebesa said.

Furthermore, he explained that regardless of government’s intention to boost children’s immunity against the epidemic, discussions with stakeholders and the parents are still ongoing on how to best approach this.

A few days ago, Dr.Jane Ruth Aceng the Health Minister said the country is experiencing a surge in daily infections. She said it is happening the same way as in January 2021. This is when the deadly Omicron variant hit the country, killing several people.

In April, the government further relaxed the Covid restrictions. They said they would not require public members with full vaccination status to wear face masks when they are outdoors provided there are no crowds.

However, they asked the vulnerable and high-risk population including those above 50 years and people with co-morbidities irrespective of their age to wear face masks at all times regardless of their vaccination status.

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