Children under the age of 5 are the only group not yet eligible for vaccination — but that could change soon.
New Orleans became the first major school district to require its students ages 5 and up to be vaccinated against COVID. Parents can opt out on medical, religious or philosophical grounds.
But with so many parents already hesitant to vaccinate their eligible children, experts don't expect authorization for kids under 5 to significantly affect new case numbers. Only 38% of 5- to 17-year-olds are fully vaccinated. "I encourage parents to talk to their pediatricians, to read trustworthy sources of information, not to go down social media rabbit holes, but to look at the real data," Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency physician and academic dean of public health at Brown University, told CBS News. "The second it is available, we're going to be calling our pediatrician," Preti told CBS News."I feel very comfortable with having my kids get the vaccine.
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