Faced with anti-vaccination parents, teens are helping one another get Covid shots

[Demovictory9]

Faced with anti-vaccination parents, teens are helping one another get Covid shots
The dilemma for some teenagers is "I know vaccines are lifesaving, but I don't want to become homeless" by defying their parents' wishes.

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Nearly all states require consent from a parent or guardian to administer a Covid-19 vaccine shot to children ages 12 to 15, the group the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved for shots this month, according to a recent CNN analysis.

There are exceptions in just five states: In North Carolina, teenagers can receive vaccinations without parental consent; in Tennessee and Alabama, teenagers 14 and older don’t need consent; in Oregon, the age is set at 15; and in Iowa, it’s up to the health care provider to decide.

In all other states, those 12 to 15 are required to have parental approval before receiving the Covid-19 vaccination. For teenagers 16 to 18, though, it’s all over the map.

In California, for example, minors can’t get the Covid-19 vaccination without their parents’ consent, according to the vaccine information website VaxTeen. But a 16-year-old in South Carolina can do so without parental permission.

Just how many teenagers are in this predicament remains unclear. But Kelly Danielpour, who runs VaxTeen, said that among the dozen or so queries she gets every day, many are from teenagers contending with parents opposed to them getting vaccinated against Covid-19.


https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/faced-anti-vaccination-parents-teens-are-helping-each-other-get-n1268093

[Skittles]

1. OMG

parents who would kick their kids out for getting vaccinated?

[Demovictory9]

4. Sad..isnt it?

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. Good for those kids! They ARE the future. n/t

[Demovictory9]

5. Agreed

[Wounded Bear]

3. Kind of like the underground abortion network...

The thing about teens, and I'm about 20 years removed from being a parent of one, is they tend to figure out ways to get what they want and/or need. Given modern communications, it's certainly much easier now than it was back then.