{"id":1612,"date":"2022-02-15T17:00:25","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T23:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freecovidvaccination.com\/?p=1612"},"modified":"2022-02-15T17:00:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T23:00:25","slug":"covid-vaccination-rates-stall-for-children-5-11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freecovidvaccination.com\/?p=1612","title":{"rendered":"COVID Vaccination Rates Stall for Children 5-11"},"content":{"rendered":"

The COVID-19 vaccination rates remain marginal for children ages 5-11. Less than 25% of those in kindergarten to middle school have had both shots as recommended by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA).<\/p>\n

It has been nearly three and a half months ago since FDA gave Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna’s vaccination emergency use authorization (EUA) for this age group<\/a>. Vaccinations for 5-11-year-olds spiked during the first two weeks after the EUA was given.<\/p>\n

Between Oct. 29- Dec. 7, 2021, 5.1 million children received their first vaccination, according to Jeff Zients, the White House COVID-19 response coordinator. He referred to this news as a significant milestone in President Joe Biden’s administration’s efforts to keep children safe and schools open.<\/p>\n

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There were 24.4 million youngsters between ages 6-11 in the United States, according to the 2019 census, which means that approximately 18.3 million remain unvaccinated against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.<\/p>\n

Not being vaccinated is counterproductive when many states are lifting vaccination and masking restrictions.<\/p>\n

Governors tout lifting the mandates<\/a> as a step toward returning to pre-COVID-19 life. “Numbers [of Omicron infections] are coming down, and it is time to adapt,” says New York Gov. Kathy Hochul. Likewise, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker said, “It’s time to give our kids a sense of normalcy,” when defending his announcement that he will let the school masking rules expire at the end of this month.<\/p>\n

Not everyone is happy with these announcements; parents and public health officials have expressed their concerns. Dr. Barbara Ferrer, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health director, shared why she is troubled with this decision.<\/p>\n

We should not be lifting the masking mandate when we are reporting thousands and thousands of new cases every day. That doesn\u2019t make sense.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

While the vaccination rate in the United States for all eligible individuals indicates that 64.9% have had both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single-dose J&J Jennsen vaccine, and only 27% have taken their booster dose, the country has not reached the point of manageability or endemic.<\/p>\n

Vaccinations are the only way to keep people safe from suffering severe infections if they contract COVID-19.\u00a0Unfortunately, America is not out of the woods yet, but with increased rates of fully vaccinated and boosted individuals, the country has a greater chance of conquering the virus.<\/p>\n

Everyone is eligible for free vaccinations, booster shots, and COVID tests regardless of insurance or immigration status.<\/p>\n

Written by Cathy Milne-Ware<\/p>\n

Sources:<\/p>\n

Chalkbeat:<\/strong> Chicago schools see slowdown in COVID vaccine uptake for 5- to 11-year-olds; by Mauricio Pena
\nEducationWeek:<\/strong> COVID Vaccine Uptake Has Stalled for Young Children. What Schools Can Do to Help; by Arianna Prothero
\nKaiser Family Foundation:<\/strong> KFF COVID-19 Vaccine Monitor: January 2022 Parents And Kids Update; by Liz Hamel, Grace Sparks, Lunna Lopes, Mellisha Stokes, and Mollyann Brodie
\nUSA Facts:<\/strong> US Coronavirus vaccine tracker<\/p>\n

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