Only 37% of parents of children ages 5-11 say they will get them vaccinated against COVID

A new poll shows that 37% of American parents plan to have their children vaccinated against COVID, and more than 60% of vaccinated adults say their children will receive the vaccine.

Conversely, 35% of parents oppose their children being injected with a COVID-19 vaccine, according to the CBS News / YouGov survey of 2,054 adults.

Only 10 percent of unvaccinated moms and dads will insist that their children be immunized.

The survey, completed Friday, showed that 26% of parents are undecided about the vaccine, meaning more than 60% of adults have not committed to having their child vaccinated against a virus that has killed more than 700 000 Americans.

Parents of children aged five to 11 participated in the survey; Last week, Pfizer asked the FDA to extend emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine to children in this age group.

More than 60% of U.S. parents surveyed say they have not made a commitment to let their school-aged children receive a COVID-19 vaccine

About 35% of parents said their child will not receive the vaccine, and 26% are not sure

Vaccine reluctant people said possible side effects, mistrust of government and scientists, and lack of thorough testing were their main concerns.

Interestingly, many parents who have been vaccinated themselves say they don’t want their young children to get it.

About 500 American children have been killed by COVID since registration began in May 2020, with the vast majority of childhood cases turning out to be mild.

Government advisers insist the vaccines are thoroughly tested and safe, although they have been linked to serious and life-threatening heart inflammation in very rare cases, especially in young men.

The survey results are consistent with a similar poll by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which showed that 34% of American parents plan to vaccinate their schoolchildren as soon as a vaccine for the 5-11 age group is released. authorized.

On Sunday, the country’s leading infectious disease expert sent a message to parents reluctant to vaccinate their children.

Pfizer calls on FDA to extend emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine to ages five to 11

More than 61% of vaccinated parents will have their children bitten. Conversely, 61% of unvaccinated parents say they will not inject their child with a COVID vaccine.

“While it is very clear that an infected child is less likely to have a serious outcome than an elderly person or someone with an underlying illness, this is not entirely unequivocal a benign situation in children, “Fauci told CNN’s Dana Bash. . “We are now seeing – very clearly if you go to pediatric hospitals – that although that risk is lower than that of adults, there are children in the hospital who get seriously ill.”

He said some children suffer from long-term health problems from the coronavirus.

“You want to protect your child, but you also want to make the child part of the solution, that there is no spread of the infection, even without your own home, but to others vulnerable people. “

California plans to force vaccine on schoolchildren after FDA grants full approval

Some jurisdictions have announced plans to make vaccines mandatory for students.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said on Oct. 1 that all elementary to high school students will need to be vaccinated once the vaccine receives final approval from the U.S. government for different age groups.

“We want to end this pandemic,” he said. “We are all exhausted”

Some parents have expressed outrage at the news and said they would rather move their children to another state than comply with California’s vaccination requirements.

“If they needed it, we would move to another state,” Robbie Dowie, a relative in Southern California, previously told DailyMail.com. “And I don’t think we’re alone, I think there are a lot of people in California who feel the same.