If the adolescent’s desire to get vaccinated were in contrast with that of his parents, the Committee believes that the adolescent should be heard by medical personnel with pediatric skills and that his will should prevail, as it coincides with the best interests of his psycho-physical health and public health “. This is what the National Bioethics Committee (CNB) maintains, in the opinion on ‘Covid-19 vaccines and adolescents’, unanimously approved on July 29th. If a teenager refuses anti-Covid vaccination “in the face of parental consent, the Committee – reads the opinion – considers it important and desirable that the adolescent be informed that vaccination is in the interest of his health, of people’s health and public health. Ultimately, however, it appears correct, from a bioethical point of view, not to proceed with the obligation to vaccinate in the absence of a law, but to implement measures to safeguard public health “. The CNB” considers it appropriate that , in the circumstances of conflict between the parties, the will is certified to make their respective positions explicit with the utmost clarity, also in order to better identify the conflicts in an attempt to recompose them “. The CNB also pronounces itself on” adolescents with pathologies “and those “falling within the categories identified by the Ministry of Health (in an updated list) for which vaccination is recommended”. For these children “the obligation of parents (legal representatives) to guarantee their children the best interest emerges in an even more pressing form; it is important to have recourse to the clinical ethics committee or to an ethical space and, as a last resort, to the tutelary judge “. The anti-Covid vaccination of adolescents” requires new and different attentions and forms of communication suitable for the age on the part of institutions and doctors “. It is important “information addressed to parents, which must be calibrated according to the age of the adolescent, with particular attention to the balance of risks and benefits, which is different from adults and the elderly”. But “the information must also be addressed to adolescents, hopefully through an information sheet before the vaccine, so that they can participate in an informed manner. This information must be accompanied by awareness-raising and education actions for parents and teachers, with the activation of specific initiatives in the school “. “It is important to listen to the adolescent and to value his right to express his choice in relation to his ability to discern”, reads the opinion, written by the president of the CNB Lorenzo d’Avack and by the deputy vice president Laura Palazzani, with the participation of all members of the Committee.