The 3-year-old boy suffering from heart disease, whose operation in Germany was cancelled because his parents are unvaccinated, is in a stable condition, as reported earlier by the Cyprus Times.
However, "the little boy must be operated on immediately," says Pediatric Clinic Director Abraham Ilias.
As reported in a previous Cyprus Times[/URL], although all arrangements were made by the Ministry of Health to air for surgery at the specialist centre today, at the last minute the Germans informed the parents that the trip was postponed because they could not accept the parents as they had no vaccination history.
The Ministry of Health, Dr. Elias told the Cyprus News Agency, made superhuman efforts to book the appointment, "everything has been arranged and yesterday we were notified that they cannot accept the child because the parents have not been vaccinated."
The Ministry of Health, Dr. Elias told the Cyprus News Agency, made superhuman efforts to book the appointment, "everything has been arranged and yesterday we were notified that they cannot accept the child because the parents have not been vaccinated.
And he confirmed that the Health Ministry had contacted other European Union countries as well as Israel and received the same negative response.
"Unfortunately, parents don't change their minds, do not want to be vaccinated and therefore the child cannot be transferred abroad" was the comment of Health Minister Michael Hadjipandela on the case of the child.
"We will see how to handle this sensitive issue because we will not let the child's life be endangered," Dr Elias said. "We will see how we will handle this sensitive matter because we will not let the child's life be endangered," Dr. Ilia said."
The parents, who are foreigners, expressed their dissatisfaction with the incident and that they were not accepted by the center in Germany, while officials are trying to find a solution to the problem that has arisen.
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