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COVID vaccines for under-16s: why competent children in the UK can legally decide for themselves

20 Sep 2021

Writing for The Conversation, UCC School of Law's Dr Aoife Daly and colleagues from the University of Liverpool explain how and why competent children in the UK can consent to the Covid-19 vaccination themselves, without parental permission.

Read the piece here: https://theconversation.com/covid-vaccines-for-under-16s-why-competent-children-in-the-uk-can-legally-decide-for-themselves-168047 

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