There are no vaccines approved for kids under age 16 in the United States. Children make up a quarter of the population, so distributing the vaccine to the country’s young people is important for reaching herd immunity. Skippack Pharmacy owner and pharmacist Dr. Mayank Amin administers a vaccine to Aubrie Cusumano while son, Luca looks on Feb. 11, 2021, in Skippack, Pa. (Chorus Media Group via AP) (CN) — There is a clear sense of hope when, a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, the country’s top health officials announce that we are starting to turn a corner. Vaccination is steadily on the rise, and in new guidance, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has signed off on hanging out indoors and mask-free post-vaccine. More than 35 million have been fully vaccinated, or 10.5% of Americans, inching closer to the immunization rates that can finally put Covid-19’s toll in the past.