Adolescent Consent to COVID-19 Vaccination: The Need for Law Reform

Public Health Rep. 2022 Jan-Feb;137(1):163-167. doi: 10.1177/00333549211048784. Epub 2021 Sep 21.

Authors

Robert S Olick^{1

2}, Y Tony Yang³, Jana Shaw⁴

Affiliations

¹ Center for Bioethics and Humanities, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, USA.
³ Center for Health Policy and Media Engagement, George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, State University of New York Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Adolescent consent; COVID-19 vaccination; Ethics; Health Policy; Law/ Legal Issues.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
COVID-19 / prevention & control*
COVID-19 Vaccines / administration & dosage*
Humans
Informed Consent / legislation & jurisprudence*
SARS-CoV-2
Vaccination / legislation & jurisprudence*
Vaccination Hesitancy

Substances

COVID-19 Vaccines