NEW DELHI, Jan. 16 -- The Delhi High Court on Tuesday deferred the implementation of the 'Measles and Rubella vaccine immunisation campaign'(MRcampaign)bythe Delhi government stating that vaccination cannot be administered "forcibly" and without the consent of parents.
The vaccination drive, which was to start Wednesday, would cover more than 55.5 lakh children - between the ages of 9 months and 15 years - within five weeks. "For now, we have deferred the vaccination campaign till the next hearing scheduled on January21. We are studying the order and looking at how to seek consent," said Dr Nutan Mundeja, Delhi's director general of health services.
Justice Vibhu Bakhru said that the petitioner's contention that giving vaccines without th...