January 12, 2022
Suspicion, misinformation, complacency and delays because of the holidays and bad weather have combined to produce alarmingly low COVID-19 vaccination rates in U.S. children ages 5 to 11, authorities say. Vaccinations among the elementary school set surged after the shots were introduced in the fall, but the numbers have crept up slowly since then, and omicronโs explosive spread appears to have had little effect. Hospitalizations of children under 18 with COVID-19 in the U.S. have climbed to...