“Yes, yes, yes! But Ms. Baker may very well be in the minority: A recent Kaiser Health poll found that only one in five parents will get their young children vaccinated immediately. As the pandemic stretches into a third year and Americans weigh the risks they are willing to live with, the C.D.C.’s decision puts parents of young children on the spot. Vaccines have lost some of their potency against infection with new variants, though they continue to offer protection against severe illness and death. Daryl Richardson, 37, of Baltimore, said he had no plans to vaccinate his three children, in part because of the constant changes to the number of doses recommended.

Source: New York Times June 19, 2022 09:04 UTC