A survey found widespread hesitancy of parents to give their young children the COVID vaccine, but for some parents it's an issue of access.
Conducted between July 7-17, the survey found that 43 percent of parents would"definitely not" give their child younger than 5 years old the vaccination, despite the age group becoming eligible for the jab in June in accordance with updated recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Parents cited the newness of the vaccine, as well as side effects and safety concerns, as reasons why they wouldn't give their young children the vaccine.
The survey found that 44 percent of Black parents of children in the age group said they were worried about the possibility of having to take time off from work to get their child vaccinated or to care for them if they had side effects.
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