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The law is already established on under-16s being deemed competent enough to make decisions about vaccinations for themselves. KALA.LAURA / Alamy Stock Photo

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

Helen Stalford, University of Liverpool; Aoife Daly, University College Cork; Independent Social Research Foundation, and Kerry Barry, University of Liverpool

The law can give under-16s the right to consent to medical treatment, even without their parents’ approval.

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