A federal judge’s monitors in a long-running lawsuit over Texas foster care are upset that more than 1,000 children in the state's 'permanent managing...
The monitors cited examples of foster kids as young as 5 being allowed to reject the COVID-19 vaccine.
“I asked her if she wanted to get the vaccine. She said isn’t it a shot? I said yes, it is a shot, but it will help you stay healthy from getting sick with COVID. I said you can say yes you will take the shot, or you can say no. She said well if I get to choose, I say no. I said OK that is fine. You can change your mind in the future if you want to.’”
“Unless there is a known objection by the parent or person with legal authority over the child, the caseworker should ensure that children in DFPS conservatorship are immunized against infectious diseases, including COVID-19,” the memo said.
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