California Bill Allowing Minors to Get Vaccinated Without Parent Consent Passes Senate

A COVID-19 vaccine administered in Orange, Calif., on Dec. 16, 2020 in a file photo. John Fredicks/The Epoch Times

SACRAMENTO—A California bill allowing minors to receive any vaccine without parental consent passed through the state Senate May 12 in a 21–7 vote and is on its way to the state Assembly.

Senate Bill (SB) 866, authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), would allow minors 12 years and older to sidestep parental consent and receive a vaccine that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration.