Teens for Vaccines Co-Sponsors SB 871 “Keep Schools Open and Safe Act”- Require COVID vaccine for school enrollment.

By Arin P | January 27, 2022

Questions by KSBY reporter and Arin Parsa’s responses on why SB 871 must pass. Why do you feel this bill is necessary? I deeply believe that keeping schools safe and open is very much neededRead More

Teens for Vaccines Co-Sponsors Senate Bill SB 866 “Teens Choose Vaccines Act” – Minor Consent Bill in California

By Arin P | January 23, 2022

Teens for Vaccines is a proud co-sponsor of SB 866 “Teens Choose Vaccines Act,” a bill that will allow California minors 12 years and older to consent to life-saving vaccination. SB 866 builds on existingRead More

Arin Parsa Interview Published in the St. Jude Children’s Hospital HPV Cancer Prevention Program Newsletter

By Arin Parsa | December 8, 2021

How to Engage Students as Vaccine Advocates: Strategies in Schools

By Arin P | November 27, 2021

Youth COVID-19 Equity Listening Session with Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Chair of COVID-19 Equity Task Force, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services

By Arin Parsa | October 20, 2021

Arin Parsa’s Testimony on Youth Vaccine Inequities Hello, everyone! Thank you, Dr. Nunez-Smith and the White House, for the opportunity to speak here today. I’m Arin Parsa from California, and I am the founder ofRead More

Teens for Vaccines featured in Teen Vogue. Arin Parsa raises awareness on the mental health issues faced by teens of vaccine-hesitant and anti-vax parents.

By Arin Parsa | October 10, 2021

Original story by Fortesa Latifi Excerpt In California, Arin Parsa founded Teens for Vaccines in 2019 during a measles outbreak when he was 12-years-old. Now, he describes the organization as a “youth collective of ambassadorsRead More

Teens for Vaccines applauds Governor Newsom for signing SB 742 into law for protecting people’s right to vaccinate

By Arin Parsa | October 9, 2021

Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 742 on October 9, 2021, a bill authored by Senator Dr. Richard Pan to give local officials the tools they need to keep extremists from harassing and intimidating patients andRead More

Nation’s First Rural-Urban Teen Townhall! Huge thanks to Dr. King & Dr. Kern from the National Association of Nurses, Dr. Bewtra from Doctors for America, & Luisa Bracamonte from Co-Creation Nation!

By Arin Parsa | October 7, 2021

Moderated by Arin Parsa Teen speakers & attendees from 10 states, CA, KY, NC, PA, IL, CT, LA, MA, TX TN.

Arin Parsa on NBC: COVID-19 is absolutely and continues to be our generation’s 9/11

By Arin Parsa | October 3, 2021

Click here for the original story by  Corky Siemaszko of NBC News Excerpt …The after-effects continue to be felt by those who stepped up and helped to clear the rubble of the downed towers. MoreRead More

Teens Turning To Vaccine Advocates When Parents Won’t Let Them Get Vaccinated

By Arin Parsa | October 3, 2021

Original story by Jessica Tucker on moms.com Excerpt: The goal of these organizations, such as Teens For Vaccines, is to help tweens and teens find non-confrontational ways to discuss [with parents] why getting the COVID vaccination isRead More