ZIP Advertisement When can kids under 12 get a COVID-19 vaccine and how can parents be sure it's safe? Share Updated: 9:12 AM MDT May 20, 2021 When can kids under 12 get a COVID-19 vaccine and how can parents be sure it's safe? Share Updated: 9:12 AM MDT May 20, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript THIS ARE TAKEN INTO INTENSIVE CARE. NR GET THE FACTS ON THE VAX RISEES, ONE VIEWER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHEN KIDS UNDER 12 CAN GET THE COVID-19 VACCINE. ROLEYA WE WENT TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE PEDIATRIC SOCIETY TO ANSWER THIS ONE. >> SO IT WILL BE EVENTUALLY, BUT THEY ARE STILL DOING THOSE STUDIES. THE HARD THING IS FOR KIDS YOUNGER THAN 12, THEY HAVE TO GET A NUMBER OF KIDS IN THE STUDIES TO DECLARE IT IS SAFE. EVEN THOUGH THE VACCINE ROLUT SEEMS EXTREMELY FAST FROM AN OBSERVER POINT OF VIEW, AND TERMS OF STUDIES, THEY HAVE BEEN QUITE CAUTIOUS IN MAKING SURE