San Diego Parents Slow to Vaccinate Children Under 5, County Data Shows

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It’s been a little more than a month since the COVID-19 vaccine became available to children younger than 5, and new data from San Diego County shows parents aren’t rushing to give their kids the shot.

For the Federico family, the approval of the COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 couldn’t have come soon enough.

She has three kids younger than 5. None are vaccinated and neither is she or her husband. She doesn’t believe her kids need to be vaccinated at their age, but Doctor Eric Hogen disagrees. Hogen says he recommends the vaccine to all his patients, but even so, the possibility of more parents opting for the shots looks bleak. A new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 43% of parents with kids under the age of 5 will not get their kids vaccinated.While the divide continues, Hogen has one simple ask of parents.

 

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