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Jenna Ramkhelawan, 12, gets a fist bump as she registers to receive the first dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in Miami. Her father Rajaroop Ramkhelawan watches at left.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention approved Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in people as young as 12 in May, but if a young person in Pennsylvania wants the COVID-19 vaccine and their parents won’t allow it, there’s not much they can do right now. State law requires kids under 18 to have parental consent for most health care services, including vaccinations.
New legislation from state Sen. Amanda Cappelletti a Democrat who represents parts of Delaware and Montgomery Counties would allow people ages 14 and over to get any CDC recommended immunization without parental consent. The legislation will be modeled in part on an existing state law, which allows Pennsylvanians 14 and older to consent to inpatient mental health treatment without a parent or lega
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5 Health Experts Weigh in on How to Handle the 2020 Holiday Season
The end of the year can be a stressful period, even under normal circumstances. For some, it may be the harried pace of keeping up with added demands at work and finishing up whatever needs to get done before the holidays. For others, it may be the loneliness of not being with loved ones. For nurses and healthcare workers, there is the added strain of overburdened hospital beds and limited resources.
This year, of course, the pandemic has thrown a wrench into people’s annual traditions, and many are grappling with the question of what to do for the holidays, particularly given the spikes in COVID-19 cases after Thanksgiving.