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. Just how many teenagers are in this predicament remains unclear. “I’ve had a few people reach out to me wanting to know how to deal with parental pushback against getting vaccinated,” Lindenberger said. And he acknowledges that there is no easy answer.
Arin Parsa, 13, the founder of the Teens for Vaccines advocacy group, said in an email that the group has been "in the trenches helping many teens who face vaccine-hesitancy as well as extreme anti-vax views in their families."
"People often don't realize that lack of teen rights for immunizations is not only a public health issue but a severe mental health issue for many," Arin wrote.