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As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them

The Coronavirus Outbreak liveLatest Updates Maps and Cases The Delta Variant States Behind on Vaccine Goals Vaccine Maps Advertisement Continue reading the main story Supported by Continue reading the main story As Parents Forbid Covid Shots, Defiant Teenagers Seek Ways to Get Them Most medical consent laws require parental permission for minors to get a… Read More »

FDA expands Pfizer vaccine authorization to include teenagers ages 12 to 15

The Food and Drug Administration authorized the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine to be used in teenagers ages 12 to 15, making it the first to be deemed safe for people under 16. “Today’s action allows for a younger population to be protected from COVID-19, bringing us closer to returning to a sense of normalcy and to… Read More »

Allergies: Teenagers needing hospital treatment up 65% in five years

The number of children who received hospital treatment for allergies has increased by 65% across England in the past five years, figures have revealed. In 2013-14, 2,873 teenagers sought treatment whereas in 2017-18 it was 4,743, data from NHS Digital shows. Allergy UK said this could be because this was the age when sufferers started… Read More »