Most states require parental consent for Covid-19 shots for ages 12 to 15, but not all. Here’s the list.
Nearly all states require some form of parental or guardian consent for vaccine providers to administer Covid-19 shots to people ages 12 to 15, a CNN analysis finds. But there are a few exceptions.
Five states Alabama, Iowa, North Carolina, Oregon and Tennessee either allow some ages in that group to consent for themselves or leave requirements up to individual vaccine providers.
CNN reached out to all 50 states about their laws regarding parental consent to vaccinate people ages 12 to 15. The US Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of Pfizer/BioNTech’s coronavirus in 12- to 15-year-olds in the United States on Monday and on Wednesday, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended using the vaccine in that age group.
Americans as young 12 could get the Covid-19 vaccine this week. Some experts think it could turn the pandemic around
Pediatricians and pharmacies across the US are ready to administer Covid-19 vaccines for 12- to 15-year-olds, a development the US Food and Drug Administration predicts could begin in some places Tuesday and may begin more broadly Thursday.
In what President Joe Biden called a “promising development,” the FDA expanded the emergency use authorization (EUA) Monday for the Pfizer vaccine to be given to adolescents as young as 12. The agency also set a meeting for next month for vaccine advisors to discuss authorizing vaccines for younger children.