Covid-19: Medical Decisions, Mandates, and High-Risk Minors.
Hastings Cent Rep
; 52(3): 4-5, 2022 05.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1905851
ABSTRACT
Kensey Dishman was unvaccinated when she contracted Covid-19 at thirteen years old. She also had asthma and is now dead. Her divorced parents disagreed about whether Kensey should be vaccinated, and her father suggested that it was Kensey's own choice to refuse vaccination. This situation is as complicated as it is tragic, and it raises a number of legal and ethical issues regarding medical decision-making for minors, parental rights, vaccination mandates, and individual freedom versus government interests in protecting minors as well as public health. This commentary explores these issues and highlights potential sources of liability for those involved in Kensey's treatment decisions given her high-risk for complications from Covid-19.
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International databases
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Topics:
Vaccines
Limits:
Adolescent
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Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Hastings Cent Rep
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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