Aussie children can be vaccinated against parents' wishes
An Australian paediatrician claims doctors can vaccinate children as young as 12 without their parents' consent and stay within the law.
University of Melbourne Professor John Massie insists there is no ethical reason stopping doctors from jabbing kids without parental approval.
He says kids are owed a right to privacy to get vaccinated on request, and it should be carried out 'as a national standard' in the interest of public health.
Prof Massie added: 'Parents are legal and natural decision-makers for their kids - but they don’t have absolute authority or absolute sovereignty over their kids.
In Queensland and Victoria, children aged 12-15 can decide for themselves about vaccination but other states are more complicated, he warned.
He added: 'We would say that certainly kids from 12, who are actively seeking vaccination against COVID, and making that decision, should be able to have it if the doctor can satisfy themselves that they have capacity to make that decision.'
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