The Delhi government in India issued a notice on Dec. 19, 2018 making the measles and rubella (MR) vaccine mandatory for students between the ages of nine months and 15 years old without the consent of student or their parents.1
Parents received an email from the schools in Delhi informing them that all students would be receiving a shot of the MR vaccine beginning Jan. 16, 2019 as part of the “Measles and Rubella Vaccine Immunization Campaign” implemented by the Delhi government. The notification states that all children in the specified age group would get an additional dose of the MR vaccine regardless of whether they had received it in previously.2
The letter stated, “Ensure that students come to school after the breakfast on the date of vaccination. If needed, timings of Mid-Day Meal may be adjusted accordingly. Also ensure that teachers crosscheck left thumb marking of all vaccinated children.”2
In response to this letter, parents filed a petition in the Delhi high court against this decision to mandatorily vaccinate children without parental consent. The petitioners who were represented by Law Chambers of Kapur and Trehan argued that mandatory vaccination not only violated the right to freedom of choice, personal liberty and the right to privacy but also potentially puts the children’s lives at risk for adverse reactions.2
On Jan. 15, 2019, one day before the MR campaign was to begin in Delhi schools, the New Delhi High Court stopped the implementation of the campaign in response to the petitions.3 The high court stated that vaccines cannot be forcibly administered on children without the voluntary consent of their parents.4
According to the high court, “Since it is apparent that the consent of the parents is not obtained and respondent are proceeded on the basis that the consent is not necessary, the campaign for administering the MR vaccine is deferred till further orders from the court.”4
Pankaj Bhatnagar, MD of the World Health Organization’s National Polio Surveillance Program, which is also responsible for overseeing the administration of the MR vaccine stated, “This is a unique situation; so far, none of the other states have had a petition filed against the campaign, except for Kerala where the court quashed it.”4
Delhi’s director of general health services Nutan Mundeja, MD told news reporters that, “We are studying the order and looking at how to seek consent.”3
References:
1 Delhi High Court Defers AAP Government’s Vaccination Drive. NDTV Jan. 16, 2019.
2 Punj S. Parents Nod Must for MMR Vaccines. India Today Jan. 16, 2019.
3 Hackett DW. India Court Stops Measles and Rubella Vaccination. Precision Vaccinations Jan. 16, 2019.
4 Dutt A, Banka R. HC orders deferring MR vaccine campaign in Delhi after parents’ objection. Hindustan Times Jan. 16, 2019.
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In my opinion, of all the circumstances, issues and goings-on in life are concerned, this human rights violation of parents, adults, infants & children by western medical corporatocracy is the most highly distressing and fundamentally brutal assault of all time. To engage in the biological assault & battery of entire populations of countries, makes no sense unless there is a desire to destroy the peoples of a whole country. What?
awesome!
BRAVO! Unfortunately, in California USA the rights of informed consent have been dismissed by Jerry Brown and Richard Pan when SB277 was signed into law with no public input allowed. Medical tyranny reigns here in America, sad to say.
Good for them, let’s clean up these vaccines and truly prove their efficacy.
when TX Gov Rick Perry’s wife & staff worked for MERCK, they nearly forced HPV on TX school kids, but they got caught, and they backed off.
In USA, gov protects drug/chemicals makers, you cannot sue vaccine makers, etc.–SINCE 1986…
WHY IS INDIA’S COURT MORE HONEST THAN USA’s?
WHY IS INDIA’S COURT LESS “SOULED-OUT” THAN USA’s?
WHY IS INDIA’S COURT LESS BOUGHT OUT THAN USA’s?
How does India feel about illegal immigrants? Can everyone from North America go live there, instead? No, no, wait, I have to take this cell phone call or play a game or get mile-high in Colorado & other Left-Coast States..
The main problem with the US is that big PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES give back hander payments to medical professionals & bingo everyone is vaccinated unless you say no way !!
In England there is no need for parental consent as children can be judged competent to make their own decisions about their medical care under https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillick_competence
This includes vaccines although not mentioned in the Wikipedia article.
Awesome!
i am from india Mumbai my children school are forcing upon me to mmr vaccine my children.
and am fighting against it that i will take decision what medical procedure should my kids go through not school or anyone .. school please do your teaching jobs properly first.