COVID VACCINE: can my kid over-rule me?

Children of 12 and over are qualified for Covid vaccination in the UK. What occurs if moms and dads disagree with their kids as to whether or not they should have the vaccine? This video takes a look at how the law settles the problem.

Chapter Headings
0: 00 – Intro
0: 48 – MHRA & JCVI position
1: 52 – Requirement for authorization
2: 50 – Consent for over 16 s
5: 53 – Consent for under 16 s
6: 10 – Gillick skills

Hyperlinks for this video

The MHRA on Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15- year-olds
https://www.gov.uk/government/news/the-mhra-concludes-positive-safety-profile-for-pfizerbiontech-vaccine-in-12- to-15- year-olds

JCVI declaration on COVID-19 vaccination of kids aged 12 to 15 years: 3 September 2021
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/jcvi-statement-september-2021- covid-19- vaccination-of-children-aged-12- to-15- years/jcvi-statement-on- covid-19- vaccination-of-children-aged-12- to-15- years-3-september-2021

COVID-19 vaccination program for youths: assistance for moms and dads
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19- vaccination-resources-for-schools/ covid-19- vaccination-programme-for-young-people-guidance-for-parents

Case Citations

Re W (A Minor) (Medical Treatment: Court’s Jurisdiction) [1992] 3 WLR 758

Gillick v West Norfolk and Wisbech Area Health Authority [1985] UKHL 7, [1986] A/C 112
https://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKHL/1985/ 7. html

Re JA (A Minor) (Medical Treatment: Child Diagnosed with HIV) [2014] EWHC 1135 (Fam), [2015] Med LR 26
https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2014/1135 html

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