JUST IN: A new KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor survey has found that less than a fifth of parents with children under the age 5 — 18% — reported that they are eager to get their child vaccinated right away.
The FDA announced that it will hold three panels in June to discuss the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for children under 6.With young under 5 now the only group not yet eligible for vaccination against COVID-19, many parents have been vocal about their frustration pertaining to the delayed authorization process and rollout.has found that less than a fifth of parents with children under the age 5 — 18% — reported that they are eager to get their child vaccinated right away.
"We have been working with urgency to generate data," Mikael Dolsten, Pfizer's Chief Scientific Officer and President, Worldwide Research Development and Medical said during an investors conference on Monday, adding that the company recognizes that"parents of younger children and health care providers have been waiting for an effective vaccine."
Burton said there will certainly be a “continued challenge ahead” as officials work to address hesitancy among parents. The continued push to convince parents to vaccinate their children comes amid a rise in pediatric COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations. Hospital admissions are also up by about 21% in the last two weeks, with around 120 virus-positive children admitted to the hospital each day.Vaccine hesitancy has not been limited just to parents, as the push back against the vaccine has plagued the rollout since its early days. Nationally, 54.6 million eligible Americans remain unvaccinated.
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