PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — A Kaiser Foundation report found that fewer than one in five parents says they will get their children under 5 vaccinated against COVID-19 as soon as the vaccine is approved. That might be surprising — but perhaps it should not be.
From a purely public health standpoint, there have been very few scientific developments that can rival the COVID-19 vaccine for rapid production, safety profile and number of lives saved.
But early on in the pandemic — before we knew about long COVID and lingering effects — the medical establishment said young people could escape complications from COVID-19. Many still believe this.
Also, there is simple human nature to consider. People want to believe COVID-19 is gone.
We have missed a major educational opportunity over the past few months and will have to play catch up.
KYW Newsradio’s Medical Reports are sponsored by Independence Blue Cross.