Children and vaccines: when parents disagree, the voices of minors are heard

Matteo (invented name) is a teenager, the son of separated parents and wants to get vaccinated against Covid.

The mother agrees but the father opposes, arguing that the vaccine is still in the experimental phase and that the risk / benefit ratio of the administration is not yet clear for adolescents.

The mother, making herself the bearer of Matteo’s will, then turns to the court; in fact, when the child is shared in custody and a conflict arises between the parents on an important choice for his life, such as the administration of a vaccine, the final decision is taken by three judges of the court of the place where the child lives.