12- to 15-Year-Olds May Override Parents’ Decision on Vaccine: UK Minister

Undated photo showing the UK's vaccines minister Nadhim Zahawi at BBC Broadcasting House in central London. Yui Mok/PA

If the UK government proceeds to give the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to all 12- to 15-year-olds, the young teens may be able to give consent even if their parents say no, a minister said on Sunday.

The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine was approved in June for use on children over 12 years old by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).