On Tuesday, Mr. Cepicky declined to comment on Dr. Fiscus’s dismissal, according to a representative for him. The issue of whether and when teenagers should be able to consent to health care decisions has been reignited in the debate over the Covid-19 vaccines. But many legislators and public health officials have supported allowing children as young as 12 to get vaccinated without parental consent. Three of them were here own children, she said, vaccinated while she was at work. Since then, the health department has dialed back its campaign, removing posts informing the public that people 12 and older were eligible to be vaccinated.

Source: New York Times July 13, 2021 17:14 UTC