COVID-19 Vaccination and Parental Consent

Parents will play a critical role in the COVID-19 vaccination effort to reach children in the US, particularly as authorization moves to even younger ages. To better understand the landscape of parental consent laws, a new Policy Watch post assesses which states have such laws, for what ages, and where exceptions for COVID-19 vaccination have been made. A related issue brief examines the role mothers in particular in ensuring children receive COVID vaccinations. (Policy Watch Post)