Posted: Posted September 23, 2021 / 8:18 am CDT / Has been updated: September 23, 2021 / 8:18 am CDT

The Hague, The Netherlands (AP) — A 12-year-old boy has been sentenced to appear in a Dutch court to obtain permission to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and to visit his grandmother who is fighting lung cancer. .. It was released on Thursday.

“I’m afraid that my grandmother could be infected, and I’m confident that if she gets infected, it could quickly be life-threatening for her,” said the unidentified boy in the Netherlands. The court ruling said.

A judge who heard the case earlier this week gave the boy permission to vaccinate.

Children between the ages of 12 and 17 can be vaccinated in the Netherlands with parental approval. If parents disagree, “then you can ultimately decide to vaccinate yourself,” the Dutch government said in a message on its website outlining the right of children to be vaccinated. I have.

A 12-year-old junior high school student went to court because his separated parents disagreed with the matter. His mother gave him permission, but his father did not because of concerns about short-term and long-term side effects.

A judge in the Northern Dutch Court in Groningen said his father’s concerns about short-term side effects were “understandable,” but the side effects he cited were very rare and treatable, and the Dutch health authorities said COVID. He added that it was taken into account when he approved. 19 vaccines for children.

The judge said the father’s concerns about long-term side effects were “factless.”

My parents’ lawyer did not immediately respond to the request for comment.

His mother’s lawyer, Benny Wellinck, told Dutch broadcaster RTV Noord that it was the first time he saw a family dispute over vaccination in court.