Since health minister Joe Phaahla announced on Friday that children between the ages of 12 and 17 will be eligible to get the Covid-19, there have been mixed feelings from the public, even from parents who are pro Covid vaccination.  And the fears are centred around two things — the potential side-effects and the issue around consent.

Phaahla said the children would experience the same side-effects as adults, though studies have also shown rare cases of heart inflammation in young boys after receiving the second dose...