Bill Would Let Children Over 12 Get Vaccines Without Parents' Consent
peter.suber's bookmarks 2022-01-23
Summary:
"A new bill has been tabled in California that, if passed, would allow children aged 12 or older to receive COVID-19 vaccines without the permission of their parents.
Currently, in California minors aged 12 to 17 cannot receive a COVID-19 vaccine without parental consent. However, there are some exceptions—in San Francisco County, those 12 or older can self-consent as long as the healthcare provider reasonably attempts to notify their guardian and allow them the opportunity to object.
In California, minors do not need parental consent to get the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) or Hepatitis B vaccines....
Under the new law, it would not be a legal requirement for parents to know that their child has received the vaccine....
Vaccine consent laws vary across the country. For example, Washington D.C. and Philadelphia allow children aged 11 and older to be inoculated without their parents' consent. Alabama's age is 14, Oregon is 15, and Rhode Island and South Carolina set it at 16...."