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Senate hears competing claims on parental presence and school vaccine clinics
Summary
HB1449 would require parents or guardians to be present when children receive vaccines at school clinics and would bar such clinics during school hours; supporters cite parental consent and two reported errors, while DHHS, clinicians and school nurses warned the change would reduce access and complicate outbreak response.
Representative Linda McGrath introduced HB1449, which would require a parent or guardian to be present whenever a child receives an immunization at a school clinic and would prohibit clinics during regular school hours unless parents attend. McGrath said the measure responds to two reported incidents in which vaccinations were administered despite parental instructions and framed the bill as protecting children and parental rights.
DHHS provided cautionary…
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