The New Zealand government health service has applied to withdraw custody of a 4-month-old baby from his parents after they demanded that his life-saving surgery can only be performed on blood that does not contain the COVID-19 vaccine.
Health New Zealand, also known as Te Whatu Ora, filed a court application with the Auckland High Court on Monday to transfer guardianship under the Child Care Act so that the baby can receive the operation, according to court documents reported by the New Zealand. Zealand Herald.
The baby’s parents recently explained their position during an interview with Liz Gunn, a New Zealand broadcaster who raised concerns about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines.
Explaining how their son has severe pulmonary valve stenosis and needs surgery “almost immediately,” the parents said they are “extremely concerned about the blood.” [the doctors] they’re going to use.”
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“We don’t want blood contaminated by vaccination,” the father said. “That’s the end of the deal; we’re fine with whatever else these doctors want to do.”
The parents maintained that more than 20 unvaccinated people were willing to donate blood for their son’s operation, but that had not been approved by the government’s New Zealand Blood Service (NZBS), according to the New Zealand Herald.
Since they are trying to get medical care that they believe is better than what the state provides, the parents’ attorney, Sue Grey, argued in court Wednesday that their case is different from most guardianship cases in the that parents refuse necessary medical care, according to the Guardian.
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Health New Zealand filed a court application on Monday 28 November 2022 with the Auckland High Court to transfer custody of a 4-month-old baby under the Child Care Act.
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“Because they label my clients as conspiracy theorists, [their position] is that anything my clients say can be ignored,” Gray said.
Paul White, a lawyer for Te Whatu Ora, told the court that medical professionals have said that a child with such a serious heart condition would normally have been treated several weeks ago.
Dr. Mike Shepherd, who serves as acting director at Te Whatu Ora in Auckland, said in a statement that he understands how worrying this can be for parents dealing with a very sick child, according to the New Zealand Herald.
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“The decision to apply to the court is always made with the best interests of the child in mind and after extensive discussions with whānau,” Shepherd said, using a Maori word meaning “extended family.”
“As this matter is before the courts, we will not comment further,” he added.
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Donated blood is not divided according to COVID-19 vaccination status, according to the NZBS website, which also stated that there is no evidence that using blood donated by someone who received the COVID-19 vaccine poses any risk. .
“There is no evidence that prior vaccination affects the quality of blood for transfusion,” NZBS said. “Any COVID-19 vaccine in the blood breaks down shortly after injection. All donated blood is also filtered during processing, so any traces that may still be present pose no risk to recipients.”
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The NZBS requires those who have received some versions of the COVID-19 vaccine to refrain from donating blood for 28 days after receiving the vaccine. Anyone who has received the Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson, AstraZeneca or Novavax vaccines is not subject to the 28-day suspension period.
