Infants and toddlers were the last remaining group without access to the vaccine.
A national survey in April found 18% of parents of kids under 5 are eager to get their child vaccinated right away, 38% plan to wait and see, 11% will only seek the shot if required and 27% don’t plan to immunize them against the disease.
“I think starting out with having an open conversation with a health care provider who has specifically trained and looked into this information from a scientific perspective is really important,” said Jennifer Su, a pediatric cardiologist and director of cardiomyopathy and heart function at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles.
“We feel that this is what is going to keep you safe,” Su and her husband tell their kids. “This is what is good for our community.”The availability of the vaccine lifts a heavy weight from the people caring for young children.disrupted daycare, family visits and parent’s work schedulesBear’s 22-month-old son had open-heart surgery as a baby and is more vulnerable to serious illness from the disease.
The availability of a vaccine is also a comfort to the people who have cared for unvaccinated children throughout the pandemic.
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