BENGALURU: Minister for primary and secondary education Tanvir Sait on Tuesday said there was no question of forcing re-vaccination of children with the single shot of measles rubella (MR) if their parents did not give consent.
Addressing a joint press conference with the minister for health and family welfare Ramesh Kumar, Sait said he would like all parents to come forward to get their children vaccinated again, but they could not force them to do so.
“We are getting into campaign mode and we will hold at least two rounds of discussions with schools and parents. We will try to convince them to get the vaccination, but we cannot force them,” he admitted.
Several parents of children who have already been vaccinated with the double shot of Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccine have refused to give their consent, raising their concerns over repeated vaccinations children have to undergo and also over giving injections in their absence.
Sait also said that children aged 0 to 6 years have to be accompanied by their parents during vaccination.