“The recent push by the U.S. federal government to rapidly expand the use of school-based health centers (SBHCs) across the country has some critics concerned children will receive, or be pressured into receiving, unnecessary or unwanted medical interventions — including vaccines — without their parents’ knowledge or consent…
SBHCs are intended to provide high-quality healthcare to kids by offering ‘primary care, mental health care, and other health services in schools,’ particularly in underserved communities.
This includes services ‘to prevent disease, disability, and other health conditions or their progression’ such as ‘immunizations’ and ‘well-child care.’”