Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino believes that the DOH could require parents to have their children vaccinated against COVID-19 as the government started its nationwide inoculation drive for the country’s general population.
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino on Monday October 25 believes that the Department of Health could require parents to have their children vaccinated against COVID-19 as the government started its nationwide inoculation drive for the country’s general population.
Under Section 3 of RA 10152, the mandatory basic immunization for all infants and children covers diseases such as Tuberculosis; Diphtheria, Tetanus and Pertussis; Poliomyelitis; Measles; Mumps; Rubella or German measles; Hepatitis-B; and Influenza type B. According to Tolentino, there is no more need to pass a new law to inoculate children against COVID-19, since the Supreme Court made it clear in its 2014 ruling in Imbong v. Ochoa that it is the duty of the State to protect the welfare of its citizens, and constitutional provisions protecting the right to health are considered “self-executory” and need no enabling law.
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