Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)
Mangaluru, Jan 18: Members of 'Wake Up Mangalore' group met the principal of a college here, objecting to the refusal of the college to permit entry of a 17-year-old student into the class because of the fact that he has not got himself vaccinated for coronavirus.
A student of Ganapathi PU College in the city was reportedly refused admission into the class as he had not got himself vaccinated against Covid. Members of the said group who met the principal on Monday January 17 argued that people in the 15-18 age group cannot be compelled to get themselves vaccinated. They said that such people cannot be forced to undergo vaccination and neither can they be discriminated against. They also pointed out that forcible vaccination is against the guidelines of the Supreme Court, health ministry and Indian Council of Medical Research.
The members of the group said that after the principal and other college staff were educated about these things, the principal informed them the issue would be taken up with higher authorities and their guidance would be sought.