The Mendoza family judge responsible for safeguarding the interests of minors in Argentina’s Cuyo region has called on a family to comply with a mandatory vaccination program after the parents refused to vaccinate their newborn baby over fears it would show symptoms of autism.
Last Thursday, the Cuyo Clinic reported the parents’ refusal, so the Interdisciplinary Technical Team (ETI) had to intervene, so it was later determined that the minor’s guardian must comply with the law. “Interventions have been implemented and relevant measures have been implemented,” the Department of Health and Social Development reported.
Argentina’s national vaccination calendar stipulates that hepatitis B and tuberculosis (BCG) vaccinations are mandatory for every newborn before discharge and after birth.
Failure to vaccinate has consequences, such as violation of the Law on Violations stipulated in Article 119 of Law No. 9099, with sanctions ranging from fines to more severe measures.
According to local media reports, the family had tried to delay vaccination because they have a son with autism spectrum disorder, blaming the condition on biological factors, even though this fact has been denied by science.
After the court ruling, parents agreed to vaccinate minors with the corresponding doses.
In the first year of life, Argentina’s vaccination program includes the following doses: rotavirus, pentavirus, IPV, conjugated pneumococcal, meningococcal, influenza, triple virus and hepatitis A. Children under two years of age must be vaccinated against chickenpox, quintuple, influenza and meningococcal, as well as yellow fever, for residents of areas at risk for this disease.
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