Young Children Are Lining Up for Next Wave of Covid Vaccines
The New York Times
Many parents have been anxiously waiting for the moment their 5- to 11-year-olds could be inoculated. That day has arrived.
In Houston, Texas Children’s Hospital on Wednesday morning tackled the first of some 35,000 pediatric Covid-19 vaccine appointments, a rush that officials said had been booked in just five days. Nationally, Walgreens and CVS pharmacies opened appointment lines for millions of miniature doses. And amid a deluge of demand from parents desperate to get their children at least partially inoculated by Thanksgiving, Dr. Eric Ball realized he would have to skip some of his friend’s daughter’s bat mitzvah.
“Yeah,” the Orange County, Calif., pediatrician said, laughing. “Looks like I’ll be vaccinating kids in my suit this Saturday.”
With the blessing of federal authorities — and just in time for yet another stressful holiday season — health care providers mobilized nationally this week for a fresh wave of inoculations, this time featuring smaller shots in smaller arms.
