Parents criticize the cessation of funding for rapid tests for children: "Unreasonable pressure"

The Corona Cabinet's announcement that the antigen tests for those aged 6 and over will be paid for has provoked criticism from many parents, who claim that in practice it will force them to vaccinate their children.

"This is an illusory decision that produces 'anti'," accused a father of girls from the Sharon

Two Frumkin

22/12/2021

Wednesday, 22 December 2021, 22:25 Updated: 22:26

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In the video: The process of testing the rapid corona - antigen (Photo: jpost)

Many parents are considering their steps regarding the vaccination of their children, following the decision of the Corona Cabinet published last night (Tuesday), according to which funding for antigen tests for those aged six and over for the purpose of a green mark will be stopped. Some, who have not yet vaccinated their children, are quick to do so, compared to others who show indifference to the government’s decision. Others criticize the decision, which they claim will "catalog the children" and is unenforceable.

"This is an illusory decision, it marks children and catalogs them, and creates classes for them," said Noam, a resident of Sharon and a father of girls aged seven and ten. "Most parents have not vaccinated their children - the amount of vaccines is small, so that 80-90% of the children will be de facto prevented from social activities and consuming leisure time. Even today the whole testing process is cumbersome and difficult, but we have already learned to make it our routine, now Add to that a fine? I do not know if it is enforceable. "

Noam stated that he himself is in favor of vaccines, but he opposes coercion.

"This thing produces anti, and will eventually collapse entire industries in the economy. This is an unreasonable decision for me, and I very much hope that government officials will thwart the move."

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"The decision categorizes children and creates classes."

A boy examined for Corona (Photo: Flash 90, Miriam Elster)

"My wife and I disagree about this," he went on to explain the complexity of vaccinating children. .

"When it comes to us it's one thing, when it's for our children it's something else."

A girl is vaccinated against Corona (Photo: Shai Makhlouf)

Roni, a resident of the center and the mother of two children aged five and eight, said that the cabinet decision caused her to vaccinate the children.

"I preferred not to vaccinate, but to wait to see if more time passes, and later on I intended to vaccinate. But following the decision, I will vaccinate the children soon," she said.

"I am not currently vaccinating the children," said Maya, a resident of the center and mother of three children aged six, nine and 11.

"The pressure that the government is putting on the parents regarding the green label is not what will make me vaccinate them. At most, they will not go into a movie or a show - everything is fine."

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