OSG asks QC court to dismiss PAO petition vs pediatric vaccination | Joel R. San Juan

THE Office of the Solicitor General asked the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City Branch 96 on Thursday to junk the plea of the Public Attorney’s Office to halt the rollout of the Covid-19 vaccination program covering children aged five to 11 years old or the so-called the pediatric group.

“These children, who could otherwise be protected from serious health implications, would thus stand to suffer grave and irreparable injury. Their parents, who should be able to exercise their right to choose how to care for and protect their children, would also undoubtedly suffer from not being able to make that choice,” he added.

The OSG reiterated that with or without the TRO, the petitioners have the freedom to keep their children unvaccinated since the vaccination rollout by the DOH is voluntary and requires the consent of the parents. Calida noted that the Philippine Medical Association , Philippine Pediatric Society and the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society of the Philippines have all agreed that vaccination is the best way to protect children from Covid-19 and its complications.

Almelor is filing the petitioner as a father of a seven-year-old child, while Samonte is a mother of two minors belonging to the pediatric group. The petitioners are also complaining about the provision in DOH the interim guidelines that allows the State to act as “parens patriae” and give the necessary consent in case the parent or guardian refuses to give consent to the vaccination despite the desire and willingness of the minor child to have himself vaccinated, or there are no persons that may legally exercise parental authority over the child.

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