An 85-year-old woman who suffers from dementia and is in a care home should not be given a coronavirus vaccine, a judge has ruled. Mr. Justice Hayden was told that the woman, a former secretary at a factory in London, had a long-standing opposition to vaccines and would need to be restrained before being given an injection.The judge concluded that vaccination was not in her best interests. He heard evidence at an online hearing in the Court of Protection, where judges consider issues relating to people who lack the mental capacity to make decisions, on Friday, and was told that much of the woman’s cognitive function had gone. A lawyer appointed to represent the woman, who never married and had no children, had asked him to make a decision about vaccination. Hayden, who heard evidence from health staff and a care home manager, said the woman could not be identified …
Woman With Dementia Who Is Opposed to Vaccines Should Not Get Jab, Judge Rules
April 30, 2021
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