California Child Given Free Pizza for Getting Vaccine Without Parental Consent
Students and parents in line for the first day of the school year at Grant Elementary School in Los Angeles, California on Aug. 16, 2021. (Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images)
By Peter Malbin | Tuesday, 07 December 2021 02:08 PM
A California mother says her 13-year-old son was told to keep quiet after being given the COVID-19 vaccine in exchange for pizza at his school without her consent, according to NBC Los Angeles.
Maribel Duarte, who is vaccinated, said her son recently came home from Barack Obama Global Prep Academy in South Los Angeles with a vaccine card, telling her that he accepted the shot after he was offered pizza, the station reported.
"It hurt to know he got a shot without my permission, without knowing and without signing any papers for him to get the shot," Duarte said.
Most states require that children under 18 get parental consent before getting a COVID-19 vaccination.
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