QC court asked to stop vaccination of children against parents', guardians' will

A health worker prepares a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine booster at the Marikina Sports Complex on Monday, Jan. 3, 2022.

The STAR / Walter Bollozos

MANILA, Philippines (Updated 5:39 p.m.) — Parents have filed a petition before the Quezon City trial court asking for a stop order on the rollout of vaccination against COVID-19 for children aged five to 11 years old.

Former ABS-CBN reporter Dominic Almelor and Girlie Samonte, through the Public Attorney’s Office, filed the petition questioning the Department of Health’s mandate, “considering the possible deprivation of parents’/guardians’ legal authority over their children, without the authority of law or court intervention.”

They asked the court to issue a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction to enjoin the DOH from rolling out its vaccination program for the said age group of children.

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