An Ignoble Experiment: Less than 10% of children ages 5 to 11 are vaccinated against COVID-19 in about half of US counties

TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE

Mar 31, 2022

A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a girl at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 19, 2022. (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images)

Less than 10% of children ages 5 to 11 are vaccinated against COVID-19 in about half of US counties

What's the reason for the slow vaccination rate in children of this age? Experts say it could be a combination of things: Misconceptions about risk, misinformation about potential side effects and political influences. More »

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