Am I the only one whose blood boils when I consider the lack of informed consent that is given generally when it comes to pediatric care?
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Informed consent means understanding the risks, benefits, and alternatives before making a medical decision. For mRNA COVID-19 shots, most parents were given a one-sided message by their child’s pediatrician—which did not include long-term safety data, risk disclosure, the fact that COVID posed little to no risk to healthy children, or early treatment options.