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A B.C. judge has barred an anti-vax father from talking about the COVID vaccination with his 11-year-old son and given the mother permission to get the child vaccinated.

B.C. Provincial Court Judge Cathie Heinrichs, said that such was the tension and polarization around the subject of vaccinations that the father could not discuss or share social media or other information about the vaccine or the disease with the child.

The case involved two Kelowna area parents going through a shared custody agreement after they separated six years ago.

According to a Feb. 1 B.C Provincial Court decision, the father, referred to as J.W. in the decision, doesn't want their son vaccinated.

However, the mother, referred to as T.K. in the decision, does. The mother then took her ex to court in order to have their child vaccinated and amend his custody time unless he gets vaccinated.

The decision says the father submitted various scientific documents and "purported expert opinions" attempting to support the inefficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine.

However, the Judge dismissed the father's submissions because they failed to meet the requirements of expert evidence.

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The Judge then pointed out that case precedence has already been established and that the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination is safe and effective for use in both children and adults.

The mother testified that she and her partner are double vaccinated and that they are the main caregivers for her partner's mother who has cancer and is soon to have treatment.

"It is important that T.K. and her household remain as healthy as possible, for the sake of this vulnerable family member," the decision says.

The decision says the child wants to be vaccinated but is concerned about his father's response.

"This must be stressful for him because if he makes the decision, he is either deciding with his father against his mother or vice versa," the judge said.

Ultimately, the Judge ordered the mother to have her son vaccinated without the father's consent.

The Judge then amended the parenting time so the father can not see the child until the 11-year-old has had one dose of the vaccine.

The Judge then barred the father from discussing COVID or the vaccine with his son.

The mother, however, is allowed to discuss the vaccination with her son.

Find the full decision here. 

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