NY: Vaccinate Teens Without Parental Consent, City Child Welfare Agency Says
City – September 19, 2021
The city’s child welfare agency has given the green light to administer COVID-19 vaccines to more than 600 minors living in certain juvenile detention and foster homes, including when their parents say no. The Administration for Children’s Services told partner nonprofit groups earlier this month that they are free to get 16- and 17-year-olds inoculated with the vaccine – “even if a parent cannot be located or affirmatively objects.”
https://www.thecity.nyc/2021/9/19/22680170/vaccinate-teens-without-parental-consent-nyc-child-welfare