Constitutional Court on mandatory vaccination of children – broadcast on TV Vijesti

The Constitutional Court will organize a public hearing tomorrow on vaccination as a condition for children to attend kindergartens. The request for a review of the constitutionality of provisions 41 and 42 of the Law on the Protection of the Population from Infectious Diseases, which stipulate that vaccination is a requirement for children to attend public and private preschool institutions, was submitted by the non-governmental organizations Parents Association and Alternative Montenegro, whose representatives will participate in the public hearing, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Health.

Expert opinions will be presented by Prof. Dr. Dragan Laušević, epidemiologist and representative of the Institute of Public Health of Montenegro, Dr. Senad Begić, epidemiologist and representative of UNICEF, Nela Krnić, coordinator of UNICEF's child rights monitoring program, Mina Brajović, head of the World Health Organization Office in Montenegro, Prof. Dr. Nevena Vučković Šahović, expert in international law and children's rights, and Prof. Dr. Ivana Mihić, psychologist and expert in developmental psychology, family psychology and early child development.

Follow the public debate tomorrow at 10 am, on Television Vijesti.