Vaccinating children: Is COVID-19 herd immunity possible without them?
- Written by Rodney E. Rohde, Professor of Clinical Laboratory Science, Texas State University
Most children don't get severely ill from COVID-19, but they can still spread the virus.AP Photo/John Minchillo
U.S. Census Bureau, CC BY-NDIt may be summer before children under 16 can be vaccinated against COVID-19 in the United States. That’s a problem for reaching herd immunity quickly.
Children are a significant portion of the population...
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