Should teens be allowed to 'self-consent' to vaccination?
"Across the country, youth have stepped up to defend their bodily autonomy, whether that be through fighting for abortion access, transgender rights, and more."
The agenda is strong with this one!
It is actually really hard to believe that this article was actually written by a real person rather than a bot. It is just so ignorant!
The question being asked is - should teenagers (and that word is not defined. Are we talking about someone who is 13 years old or 19?) be allowed to give consent to being vaccinated without consent or against the wishes of their so-called anti-vax parents?
Cady Chen, the author of this piece, discusses the fear that her peers experienced when they returned to face-to-face schooling after lockdowns ended.
I still remember the exhilaration I felt upon learning that my peers and I could finally return to our in-person classrooms. …However, we had not anticipated the constant fear and uncertainty that would accompany this transition. Despite implementing safety measures like masking and one-way hallways, the number of COVID-19 cases continued to rise while the number of students in our classrooms continued to drop. We couldn’t help but each wonder: Am I next?
For those of us who were vaccinated, an affirmative response typically meant a mild cold and a brief absence from school. But for many of my peers whose parents refused to vaccinate them, the implications were far greater.
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