As COVID shots for kids stall, appeals are aimed at wary parents
As COVID shots for kids stall, appeals are aimed at wary parents
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As COVID shots for kids stall, appeals are aimed at wary parents
As the omicron variant has stormed through U.S. classrooms, sending students home and, in some cases, to the hospital, the rate of vaccination overall for America's 28 million children ages 5-11 is even lower than health experts had feared.
Bridgette Melo, 5, holds the hand of her father, Jim Melo, during her inoculation of one of two reduced 10 microgram doses of the Pfizer BioNTech
Pfizer's low-dose COVID-19 vaccine for kids 5-11 should be available nationwide later this week. CDC advisors stressed there's no reason to wait.
The number of Americans getting covid-19 shots has steadily increased to a three-month high as seniors and people with medical conditions seek boosters and government and employer mandates push more workers to get their first doses.