When teen defies anti-vax parents and gets shots, his mom says it's a "slap in the face"
A teenās Reddit post went viral when he asked the public how he could get vaccinated. āMy parents are kind of stupid and donāt believe in vaccines. Now that Iām 18, where do I go to get vaccinated? Can I get vaccinated at my age?ā
The Ohio high school student, Ethan Lindenberger, says he had just gotten his driverās license and a car, and had some money, and was ready to do defy his parents. āItās stupid and Iāve had countless arguments over the topic. But, because of their beliefs Iāve never been vaccinated for anything, god knows how Iām still alive.ā
A month after his post, he started getting shots, including āhepatitis A, hepatitis B, influenza and HPV,ā according to The Huffington Post. His mother reacted by telling undark.org that his actions were like a āslap in the faceā¦It was like him spitting on me.ā Ā
Lindenberger has six siblings, and only his oldest sister and brother were vaccinated. After that, his parents thought that āvaccines are some kind of government scheme,ā according to Ethan, who spoke out on Good Morning America today.
Seven states now allow minors to petition so that they can make their own decision when it comes to vaccinations. But in the states where kids donāt have a choice, some teens are coming to Ethan for advice. āI definitely have received messages and Iāve had people contact me that are in a similar situation where they want to pursue vaccinations and their parent or authority figure doesnāt believe itās right,ā he told Good Morning America.
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