the matter of respecting the child's right to health, on the compulsory vaccination segment, two aspects are imperative for specialists in the field of children's rights. Consent which is the principle by which individuals must give their permission before accepting a doctor, an intervention or a procedure. Under current laws and regulations, in most countries, including the Republic of Moldova, consent is required for a series of medical interventions or procedures, from a simple blood test to an organ transplant procedure, including vaccinations. In very few well-described circumstances, such as life-threatening emergencies, there may be allowed some exceptions from taking consent. Consent derives from the principle of autonomy and is an important part of medical and public health ethics. For the consent to be valid, it must be informed, understood and voluntary, and the consenting person must have the ability to make the decision. The second aspect of vaccination in the field of child rights protection is agreement, this notion refers to the process of involving children in making decisions regarding vaccination (or other medical interventions). The agreement is not regulated in law like consent and thus, is qualified as a moral obligation, imperative to the field of child protection, closely related to good practices in approaching patients. International law provides strong support for children's rights to participate in decisions about their health and health care, as well as in the planning and delivery of relevant health services. At the same time, the People's Advocate for Children's Rights notes that in the case of principles based on concepts about vaccines as a public good, or on public health objectives of disease elimination and outbreak control, the State may identify one or more vaccines to include them in a legislative act as being binding, thus excluding the need for consent. At the moment, due to the fact that mandatory consent is required, vaccination depends on the legal nature of the preestablished rule. However, once vaccination is mandatory and the legislator will concretely establish in the law the list of mandatory vaccines and the conditions under which they can be administered, consent may not be necessary. This theory lies in the fact that currently the vaccination policy in the Republic of Moldova is based on a soft law which, although establishing the obligation of vaccination does not provide the necessary levers for its implementation, the only restriction provided by law is the prohibition of admission to communities. Thus, the State is currently failing to establish a well-defined 89