In the midst of the increase in coronavirus infections, on which the health authorities have requested to reinforce vaccination, the federal judge Alfredo López from Mar del Plata ordered to suspend vaccination in children under 16 years of age, which Nicholas Kreplak rejection.
The Minister of Health from Buenos Aires described the precautionary measure imposed by the judge as “an outrage”. Also, Nicholas Kreplak He considered that López “wants to put on a show and earn some newspaper covers.”
“Once again, a Court from Mar del Plata intercedes, without any foundation, in purely sanitary measures. Now, it indicates: ‘it is ordered to suspend the promotion of covid vaccination in children from six months to 16 years’. How long are we going to allow this type of superpowers?” Nicholas Kreplak on their social networks.
The minister accused the court of causing “confusion” and “anguish” with his decision, since “all vaccines are scientifically proven, are safe, and give results for all population groups. From the smallest to the largest people.
Likewise, the official stressed that this is not the first time that the court has intervened in the decisions of the health authorities: “This same Court had already ‘issued’ against the health pass and the full implementation of the voluntary interruption of pregnancy . It makes me think that, far from dispensing justice, he wants to put on a show and earn some newspaper covers”.
The mandatary He also considered that both the country and the province of Buenos Aires are going through a complicated epidemiological moment, so promoting the suspension of vaccination, even if it is only in a part of the population, is putting the public at risk.
“We are in a complex epidemiological moment where getting vaccinated is once again essential to continue living with all the normality achieved. You have to get vaccinated. Everyone. Let’s have the doses up to date,” she wrote.
Carla Vizzotti clarified that the judge’s measure does not suspend vaccination
The Minister of Health of the Nation, Carla Vizzotti, also questioned the precautionary measure and clarified that it does not suspend vaccination. It is very important to clarify that the measure does not suspend vaccination. Boys and girls can continue to get vaccinated with vaccines that are safe and effective and are freely available nationwide..
The minister also expressed that the Government will appeal the judge’s decision and stressed that vaccines are effective and safe in children under 16 years of age, and that suspending the pediatric vaccine goes against scientific evidence.
