COVID-19 vaccine rollout begins for kids under 5

What should parents with young children know?

By Marie Mendoza
Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to three year-old Fletcher Pack, while he sits on the lap of his mother, McKenzie Pack, at Walgreens pharmacy Monday, June 20, 2022, in Lexington, S.C.
Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to three year-old Fletcher Pack, while he sits on the lap of his mother, McKenzie Pack, at Walgreens pharmacy Monday in Lexington, S.C. Sean Rayford / Associated Press
Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to three year-old Fletcher Pack, while he sits on the lap of his mother, McKenzie Pack, at Walgreens pharmacy Monday, June 20, 2022, in Lexington, S.C.
Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to three year-old Fletcher Pack, while he sits on the lap of his mother, McKenzie Pack, at Walgreens pharmacy Monday in Lexington, S.C. Sean Rayford / Associated Press

COVID-19 vaccine rollout begins for kids under 5

What should parents with young children know?

By Marie Mendoza
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After multiple delays, children 6 months through 5 years of age are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines. Chicago’s vaccination plan for this age group is now underway across the city.

Reset checks in with a pediatric infectious disease specialist about what parents should know about getting young children vaccinated.

GUEST: Dr. Allison Bartlett, pediatric infectious disease specialist and associate medical director of infection control at University of Chicago Medicine