A court in New Zealand today temporarily removed custody of an infant, whose parents are refusing to undergo surgery necessary to keep him alive because they fear he may be transfused with blood from a man who has been vaccinated against covid-19.
The Auckland High Court decided to take partial custody of "Baby W", aged six months, until he undergoes the surgery he needs as he suffers from pulmonary valve stenosis.
The infant has been delayed from undergoing the life-saving surgery because his parents required the blood transfused to him to come from people who have not received the covid mRNA vaccine. The baby is now under "the medical guardianship of the court" "until the surgery" and his recovery is complete, which is no later than the end of January.
The parents will still be the infant's guardians, but will not be able to make medical decisions for him. They will be "informed of the nature of the treatment deemed appropriate for 'Baby W' and the progress of his condition," according to the court order.
The case has caused an uproar in the country and brings to light the extent of misinformation about covid-19 vaccines.
Service spokesman Mike Shepard said it was "a difficult situation for everyone involved." "The decision to bring such a claim to court is always made with the best interests of the child in mind," he added. After the court decision was announced, anti-covid vaccine activist Liz Gunn called on people who had gone to support the family to put pressure on New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinta Arnerne to change the decision.
Health authorities have already rejected the infant's parents' request to have only 'unvaccinated blood' transfused[/B], stressing that this is pointless and impractical. Hospitals do not separate blood donors' blood into vaccinated and unvaccinated.
For their part, the family said that they have gathered dozens of unvaccinated people willing to donate blood for the infant. "This is a highly unusual situation in which the parents want a better treatment for their child than what the state is offering," the parents' attorney Sue Gray had said in November.
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