Judge Orders Fresh Hearing for Mentally Disabled Man Ordered to Be Vaccinated Against Mother’s Wishes

Published on February 9, 2024

A judge in a court of protection case has ruled that a fresh hearing will take place to decide whether a mentally disabled man born with a heart condition should receive the COVID-19 jabs after a local authority took his mother to court after she refused to have him vaccinated. Mr. Justice Anthony Hayden had previously upheld the initial ruling that the 24-year-old should be vaccinated, but this week the court heard evidence from a U.S. expert that the mRNA vaccines could be life-threatening to the man, who cannot be named and was referred to as JD in the latest hearing....

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