Many parents of young children are frustrated and disappointed the FDA has pushed back approval of COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5.
One such parent is Susan Lester, who has two daughters under the age of 5.
She tells CBS2 she has thought about quitting her job because of challenges with daycare.
Pfizer is waiting on more data about a possible third dose before asking the FDA for approval in April for children five and under - a group that had been expected to get authorization by the end of the month.
Sara Pekoc’s daughter Olivia was born during the pandemic with a heart defect.
She tells CBS2 she just wants to celebrate the two-year-old’s life as much as possible.
While Pekoc is eager to get her young daughter vaccinated, many parents have questions about it and the age group of 5 to 11 year olds has only about 23% fully vaccinated. A Loyola pediatric infectious disease doctor says the delay should reassure parents that while they have to wait a little longer, everyone is making sure that the vaccine is effective and safe.