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By September this year, children as young as two may be eligible for a Covid vaccine. While many parents welcome the prospect of protection against a deadly virus, some parents aren’t so sure.
What do parents think about vaccinating their children?
“In my circle”, says Anjana Nagarajan, a Los Altos parent with two high school age children, “parents are gung-ho.” Her 16-year-old daughter is fully vaccinated while her 14-year-old son just received his first shot. Her view is largely shared by parents in her area where, according to CA data, almost 87% of the population have received one or more doses of the vaccine.
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Licensed practical nurse Yokasta Castro, of Warwick, R.I., draws a Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at a mass vaccination clinic, Wednesday, May 19, 2021, at Gillette Stadium, in Foxborough, Mass. A month after every adult in the U.S. became eligible for the vaccine, a distinct geographic pattern has emerged: The highest vaccination rates are concentrated in the Northeast, while the lowest ones are mostly in the South.
Allison Winnike, president & CEO of the Immunization Partnership, talked to KERA s Justin Martin about COVID-19 vaccinations in Texas.
As COVID-19 cases go down and vaccine availability goes up, some Texans still refuse to get a vaccine.
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The list does not include every underlying condition that may increase the risk factor for children.
Doctors and experts from across Texas met on Thursday to encourage families with children 12 years or older to give their kids Pfizer s COVID-19 vaccine. This has gone through a very rigorous process, said Allison Winnike, president of the Immunization Partnership.
She testified before the CDC Committee on Wednesday. We have the data to show these vaccines are safe and effective, said Winnike.
Winnike said there has been an increase in hospitalizations for children with the coronavirus. The new variants of COVID-19 also seem to impact children more.
A volunteer checks in a patient who will receive a vaccine at a 24-hour vaccination event at Kelly Reeves Athletic Complex in Austin on March 6. Texas has ranked low among states in vaccinations for COVID-19, but state officials say rankings don t tell the whole story of the state s vaccination record. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune
As Texas lumbers toward its goal of vaccinating most of its 22 million residents eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, the state continues to show up in the lower half of some national rankings measuring statesâ progress toward reaching herd immunity against the coronavirus.
Texas ranks 45th nationally in terms of the overall percentage of its population fully vaccinated, according to Beckerâs Hospital Review, a business publication whose rankings are widely circulated. On Friday it ranked 36th in terms of how fast allocated doses are going into arms.
Trying to make sense of how Texas ranks on coronavirus vaccinations? Here’s a look behind the numbers.
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As Texas lumbers toward its goal of vaccinating most of its 22 million residents eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine, the state continues to show up in the lower half of some national rankings measuring states’ progress toward reaching herd immunity against the coronavirus.
Texas ranks 45th nationally in terms of the overall percentage of its population fully vaccinated, according to Becker’s Hospital Review, a business publication whose rankings are widely circulated. On Friday it ranked 36th in terms of how fast allocated doses are going into arms.