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Monday, 01 Feb, 2021
Mentally incapacitated, vulnerable and without kin: Who will decide if they can get vaccinated? (Straits Times)
With no known next of kin, and suffering from cognitive impairment, 73-year-old Madam Tan (not her real name) poses a quandary for her carers. She suffers from dementia, previously had a stroke and lacks the mental capacity to make her own decisions, Thye Hua Kwan Nursing Home @ Hougang told The Straits Times. So when the COVID-19 vaccine is made available to the nursing home, who decides whether she should receive it?
Original article: Mentally incapacitated, vulnerable and without kin: Who will decide if they can get vaccinated? (Straits Times)