High school junior Nicolas Montero stays busy. He runs track, works night and weekend shifts at Burger King, and keeps on top of his schoolwork at Neshaminy High School in
A little-known regulation in Philadelphia permits children 11 and older to be vaccinated without parental consent. Nicolas Montero, a 16-year-old from Bucks County, received his COVID-19 shots while visiting his aunt in the city because his parents would not provide consent. Now, he is advocating for Pennsylvania to lower its age of consent to 14.
At 16, Nicolas Montero is old enough to get vaccinated on his own in some parts of the country. But he had to try to get the jabs without his parents knowing, since they're opposed to the vaccine.
At 16, Nicolas Montero is old enough to get vaccinated on his own in some parts of the country. But he had to try to get the jabs without his parents knowing, since they're opposed to the vaccine.