Public health officials say the vaccine rollout for children under 5 could be the most challenging yet.
A 5 year old receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Lansdale, Pa., Dec. 5, 2021.vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech for young children is expected to be decided by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices during its June meeting.
However, the same survey reports that 27% of parents of children younger than age 5 say they will "definitely not" get their child vaccinated. In addition, more than half of parents of young children say they do not have enough information about the safety and efficacy of the vaccines for the youngest children.
Strategies of states with among the highest vaccination rates for the 5-11 population were highlighted in the National Academy for State Health Policy's March publication, "State Strategies to Increase COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Children." While the age 5-11 population has been challenging to vaccinate, the 6- month through 4-year-old population poses additional challenges that will need to be successfully addressed if these children are protected from infection with COVID-19.
Given this data, state and local governments will have summer homework to improve vaccination rates for children when they return to school in the fall:
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