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Lifestyle
Nina Feldman, WHYY

Teen traveled to Philly to get vaccinated against his parents’ wishes

High school junior Nicolas Montero stays busy. He runs track, works night and weekend shifts at Burger King, and keeps on top of his schoolwork at Neshaminy High School in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

But Nicolas’ packed schedule is also strategic: It’s a way to stay out of the house.

Nicolas and his parents are separated by a widening political and cultural rift: His parents are a part of a small but vocal minority who oppose COVID-19 vaccinations and have refused to let him get the shots.

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