California won’t expand teen vaccines without parental OK

By DON THOMPSON
Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t allow teens age 15 and up to be vaccinated against the coronavirus without their parents’ consent. State Sen. Scott Wiener said Wednesday he won’t put the measure up for a vote in the state Assembly because it doesn’t have enough support to pass. Minors age 12 to 17 in California already can receive vaccinations for hepatitis B and HPV that prevent sexually transmitted diseases without parental permission. The bill would have expanded that for teens 15 and older to any vaccine that has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.