Ministry of Social Affairs' Plan Would Allow Schoolchildren to Be Vaccinated without Parental Permission

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Currently, parents who agree to vaccinate their child must send a confirmation to the school nurse, but the Ministry of Social Affairs wants to reverse the system so that notification would only be required from those who refuse the shot. The ministry would also like to allow vaccination without parental consent if the child wants it and the school nurse assesses the child's ability to understand sufficiently.

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The Estonian government is preparing amendments to the legislation, according to which parental consent will not be mandatory for vaccination of schoolchildren.