The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is pleading with parents to vaccinate their teenagers against the coronavirus. Weekly hospitalizations for this age bracket peaked in January at 2.1 admissions per 100,000 children in January. None of the hospitalized children died. In a recent poll, conducted by the Kaiser Family Foundation, parents were asked if they would get their child immunized once a COVID-19 vaccine is authorized and available for their child's age group. Only about three in 10 parents - 29 percent - of children under 18 said they would get their child vaccinated 'right away.'

Source: Daily Mail June 04, 2021 21:53 UTC