COVID-19 Vaccine And Kids: What Parents Need To Know Right Now
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Has the timeline changed? How do the delta variant — and rising cases — factor in? Here's what parents of young children should know.
For a period of time this spring and early summer, it seemed as though the United States had turned a corner in the COVID-19 pandemic. Cases and hospitalizations fell, restrictions were loosened, and older children became eligible for vaccination. But as we head into August, the pandemic has changed again. The delta variant is surging and mask mandates are back — all while children under the age of 12 still aren’t able to get vaccinated. So HuffPost Parents spoke with several experts to learn what’s going on with the COVID-19 vaccine trials in children right now, and what, if anything, parents should be doing to prepare for whenever they are available for younger kids.More Related News