Former Australian Deputy Chief Medical Officer Warns Against Vaccine Mandates for Young Children

Nick Coatsworth, Australia’s Deputy Chief Medical Officer, speaks during a national COVID-19 briefing in Canberra, on July 9, 2020. Photo by David Gray/Getty Images

Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Nick Coatsworth has called for Australian state governments to exempt under 12s from mandatory vaccinations, saying the decision on whether to vaccinate them should lie with the children’s parents, News.com reported.

This comes as the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) considers granting provisional approval of the Spikevax (Moderna) vaccine for under 12s.