A bill that would allow children age 12 and up to be vaccinated without their parents' consent, including against the coronavirus, passed in the California Senate Thursday.
Senate Bill 866, authored by state Sen. Scott Wiener , passed the Senate by a 21-7 vote. It now heads to the state Assembly for policy committee hearings. If it becomes law, California would allow the youngest age group of any state to be vaccinated without parental permission.
The bill would lift the parental requirement for that age group for any vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In addition, Weiner said working or busy parents may not be able to take their children to medical visits, and low-income children may wait longer to get vaccinated because their parents may work longer hours without paid time off to get their kids vaccinated when they are eligible.
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