Vaccination against Covid-19 is open to minors aged 12 to 18.
This vaccination is not compulsory.
However, questions can arise in relation to the consent needed
for vaccination of a minor - consent from the persons who have
parental responsibility for the minor and consent from the minor
themselves. Do both parents have to agree to the vaccination? Does
the child have to give consent to the vaccination?
1. Consent from the co-holders of parental responsibility
Separation of the parents has no impact on the rules governing
the attribution of parental responsibility: parents continue to
exercise parental responsibility jointly (Article 302-1 paragraph 1
of the Civil Code). Furthermore, the law distinguishes between the
ordinary, day-to-day exercise of parental responsibility and the
exercise of parental responsibility involving more important
decisions (Article 301 paragraph 4 of the Civil Code).
