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Some parents eager to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19

On Friday, the FDA paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Some parents eager to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19

On Friday, the FDA paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

I'’ REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY. JUST GETTING THE WHOLE HSEOUHOLD VACCINATED SO WEAN C KIND OF MOVE ON EARLIER THIS YEAR. LAUREN HEARD THREE CHILDREN ALL DHA COVID-19. IT WAS MILD FOR MOST TOUGHER FOR 10 YEAR OLD JOSEPH. I HAD TO STAY IN BED ALL DAY. I GOT REALLY TIRED AND I HOW MUCH ENERGY AND I GOT REALLY WINDED AFTER CONSULTIN WGHAT THEIR DOCTORS 12 YEAR OLD MICHAEL GOT VACCINATED. IT KIND OF MAKES ME FEEL MORE PROTECTED AND SAFE AND THEN AGAIN, I DON’T HAVE TO GET QUARANTINE AT MY SCHOOL. SO IT’S KIND OF MORE LIKE A IT’S KIND OF LIKE A TLOO MY TOOLBOX. THAT’S HOW I LIKE TO THINK OF IT A SURVEY BY THE KAISER FAMILY FOUN DATION FOUND NEARLY A THIRD OF PARENTS OR EAGER TO GET A VACCINE FOR THEIR YOUNGER CHILDREN. WELL A THIRD SAY THEY’LL WAIT TO SEE HOW THE VACCINE IS WORKING. THE THIRD SAY THEY WON’T GET THE VACCINE FOR TIRHE CHILDNRE 100% UNDERSTAND THE HESITATION. I THINK AS PARENTS. WE’VE BEEN FORCEDO T MAKE A LOT OF HARD DECISIONS DURING THIS PANDEM.IC AND SO THIS ONE I THINK IS HARD TO BECAUSE IT’S YOU KNOW SOMETHING YOU’RE GIVING TO YOUR KIDS AND AND YOU WORRY,OU Y KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, BUT I REALLY URGE ALL PARENTS TO,OU Y KNOW, CONSULT THEIR PEDIATRICIANS LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE O WHYOU WOULD TAKE YOUR CHILDREN TO I
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Some parents eager to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19

On Friday, the FDA paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine

Parents will be deciding whether to sign their kids up for COVID-19 vaccines."I'm really excited about the possibility and just getting the whole household vaccinated so we can kind of move on," Laura Mulcachy said.Earlier this year, Mulcachy and her three children all had COVID-19. It was mild for most, but tougher for 10-year-old Joseph."I had to stay in bed all day. I got really tired, and I didn't have much energy, and I got really winded," Joseph Mulcachy said.After consulting with their doctors, 12-year-old Michael was vaccinated."It kind of makes me feel more protected and safe. Then again, I don't have to get quarantined at my school so it's kind of more like a, it's kind of like a tool, my toolbox. That's how I like to think of it," Michael Mulcachy said.A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found nearly a third of parents are eager to get a vaccine for their younger children, while another third say they'll wait to see how the vaccine is working. The last third say they won't get the vaccine for their children."I 100% understand the hesitation. I think as parents, we've been forced to make a lot of hard decisions during this pandemic. And so, this one, I think, is hard to because it's, you know, something you're giving to your kids and you worry, you know what that means. But I really urge all parents to consult their pediatricians. Listen to the people who you would take your children to if they actually got COVID," Laura Mulcachy said.She is part of the Kansas City Mom Collective partnering with Children's Mercy Hospital to provide help to parents with questions about COVID-19 vaccines.On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.

Parents will be deciding whether to sign their kids up for COVID-19 vaccines.

"I'm really excited about the possibility and just getting the whole household vaccinated so we can kind of move on," Laura Mulcachy said.

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Earlier this year, Mulcachy and her three children all had COVID-19. It was mild for most, but tougher for 10-year-old Joseph.

"I had to stay in bed all day. I got really tired, and I didn't have much energy, and I got really winded," Joseph Mulcachy said.

After consulting with their doctors, 12-year-old Michael was vaccinated.

"It kind of makes me feel more protected and safe. Then again, I don't have to get quarantined at my school so it's kind of more like a, it's kind of like a tool, my toolbox. That's how I like to think of it," Michael Mulcachy said.

A survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found nearly a third of parents are eager to get a vaccine for their younger children, while another third say they'll wait to see how the vaccine is working. The last third say they won't get the vaccine for their children.

"I 100% understand the hesitation. I think as parents, we've been forced to make a lot of hard decisions during this pandemic. And so, this one, I think, is hard to because it's, you know, something you're giving to your kids and you worry, you know what that means. But I really urge all parents to consult their pediatricians. Listen to the people who you would take your children to if they actually got COVID," Laura Mulcachy said.

She is part of the Kansas City Mom Collective partnering with Children's Mercy Hospital to provide help to parents with questions about COVID-19 vaccines.

On Friday, the Food and Drug Administration paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.