The couple say the baby urgently needs open heart surgery and they want the blood to come from people who have not had the Covid-19 vaccine. (file picture)
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Te Whatu Ora is going to court over an anti-vax couple who do not want their sick baby to have surgery unless doctors use blood from unvaccinated donors.
Anti-vax campaigner and conspiracy theorist Liz Gunn has posted a video interview with the couple online, apparently from their room at Starship Hospital.
They say the baby urgently needs open heart surgery and they want the blood to come from people who have not had the Covid-19 vaccine.
The NZ Herald is reporting Te Whatu Ora is applying for guardianship of the child.
The health authority told RNZ the decision to make a court application is always made with the best interests of the child in mind and following extensive conversations with the whānau.
It said it knew it could be worrying for parents who had a sick child and who were making decisions about their care.
It would not comment further as the matter is before the courts.
The Blood Service said it did not keep blood for vaccinated and unvaccinated donors separate and there was no risk from the Covid-19 vaccine.
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