Most of the other parents said they would definitely not have their children vaccinated, or would do so only if schools required it. All 50 states require certain vaccines for children who attend school, but those mandates apply only to vaccines that have been fully approved by the F.D.A. The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine has been authorized only for emergency use. Dr. Ranney has not allowed her children to sleep at friends’ houses since the pandemic began. “It also protects all of us from the virus continuing to spread and mutating further,” Dr. Ranney said.

Source: New York Times May 10, 2021 21:25 UTC