Teens of ‘anti-vaxxers’ can get their own vaccines, some states say

A young man who had just turned 18 showed up at the Virginia office of Drs. Sterling and Karen Ransone earlier this month and asked for the vaccines for meningitis and human papillomavirus.

It was his first opportunity to be vaccinated. As a minor, he needed permission from his parents, and they wouldn’t grant it because they didn’t think the vaccines were medically necessary. Now, as a legal adult, he could get the shots on his own.
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Anti-Vaxxer Legal Fight Could Set Precedent for Children’s Health

A divorced father of two is battling his children’s mother in court to get their two kids vaccinated. Their mother is an anti-vaccination conspiracy theorist, and their children have already contracted pertussis (whooping cough), a vaccine-preventable disease, due to their lack of shots.

If he wins, could this father end up setting a critically important precedent for the future of children’s health?

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