Golikova denied plans to introduce mandatory vaccination of children against COVID

The requirement for mandatory vaccination will not apply to children, said Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova, speaking at a meeting of the LDPR faction in the State Duma, dedicated to the consideration of bills on QR codes, TASS reports.

“Today, vaccination for children is exclusively voluntary and with the voluntary consent of parents, therefore, if there are cases of PCR testing of children somewhere, pass it on to [head of Rospotrebnadzor] Anna Yuryevna [Popova],” she said.

Golikova noted that no one has the right to demand PCR tests from children. In addition, the authorities are discussing a bill that should take them out of the jurisdiction of the legislation on QR codes, the Deputy Prime Minister noted.

The Ministry of HEALTH registered the covid-19 vaccine for adolescents aged 12 to 17 on November 24. It was called "Sputnik-M".