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A Czech university has held a seminar on compulsory vaccination. In the Czech Republic, children are required by law to undergo vaccination, whether their parents agree with the practice, or not.
The student association “Jurist” held a discussion seminar on Charles University's Law Faculty last week.
The theme of the seminar was "The constitutionality of compulsory vaccination of minors in the Czech Republic".
Discussion focused on promoting the rights of individuals in receiving medical care in the compulsory vaccination of minors.
[Zuzana Candigliota, Human Rights League Lawyer]
“There is continuity in the way of thinking from the communist era, people can't recognize what is actually still acceptable and what is not. That is why there are such big discrepancies.”
But there are more and more voices calling for voluntary vaccination, and also for improving the awareness of parents and pediatricians.
[ Jana Mlada MD, State Institute for Drug Control]:
“We must consider all the benefits that vaccination has for a child. For example, there is a “hexavaccine” - it is intended against tetanus, which can kill in fifty percent of cases."
The problem is that both of these approaches have pros and cons.
And who decides who is to be vaccinated?
Voluntary vaccination as practiced in many European countries, involves a sensitive consideration of each child.
They consider when and how the child will be vaccinated and take into account the individual state of the child’s health.
The seminar, organized by academic organization, raised the question whether the Czech society is ready to move to voluntary vaccination.
It includes changes in legislation, but also greater responsibility and awareness of parents and pediatricians.
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