‘Patient autonomy’ has nothing to do with childhood vaccine policies Kids don’t decline vaccines — their parents do

https://www.statnews.com/2026/05/18/patient-autonomy-childhood-vaccines-red-herring/ By Adam W. GaffneyMay 18, 2026 Gaffney is a pulmonary and critical care physician at the Cambridge Health Alliance and an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.