This teen got himself vaccinated once he turned 18 after learning that his anti-vaxxer parents never did.
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18-Year-Old Ethan Lindenberger recently discovered that his parents never got him vaccinated. They are anti vaxxers (anti vaccination) and believed that a vaccine and vaccination might give him autism. Now that he’s 18 and well versed in modern medicine knowing that vaccines are safe, Ethan decided to get vaccinated. Vaccine controversies continue, but this young man took his health into his own hands.
2 years ago, when Ethan Lindenberger was 16, he began to question his parents’ stance on vaccinations. He said his parents believed that certain vaccines could cause autism. This claim is frequently refuted by The World Health Organization.
Lindenberger and his 4 siblings were never vaccinated for diseases like hepatitis, polio, measles, mumps, rubella, and chickenpox some of which can be deadly. Lindenberger started doing research and presenting his findings to his parents, but nothing seemed to work.
So in 2018, he turned to Reddit to ask for help. More than 1,000 commenters responded, offering advice and personal stories. Some offered to help Lindenberger navigate the legalities and logistics of vaccination as a teen which are different in every state. In many states, minors can consent to hepatitis B shots without parental approval but must wait until they are 18 for other vaccinations. Lindenberger said he and his parents are on good terms now but it took them awhile to get there.
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