Kids ages 6 months to 4 years became eligible for the vaccine last month. Experts say a number of factors could be hampering parents from getting their kids vaccinated. covid19 vaccine kprc kprc2 click2houston texasnews
Sharon Cohan, founder and executive director of VaxTogetherAustin, said an additional challenge comes from the federal guidelines that anyone under the age of 3 receive the vaccine only after getting a doctor’s prescription. Also, only doctors and public health officials are allowed to give the shot to children ages 2 or younger.
According to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services, of the 64,314 doses administered to the youngest age group: White children have gotten about 32% of the doses, while comprising about one-third of the children in Texas ages 6 months to 4 years. About 2.2% of kids in this age group have received at least one dose.
Texas health officials said the state will “continue to focus on populations with lower vaccine uptake, including communities of color and rural communities” in its outreach efforts, said Douglas Loveday, spokesperson for the Texas Department of State Health Services.Texas is slightly ahead of the U.S. in terms of percentage of its youngest children vaccinated, although state and local health officials say the number of children vaccinated is lower than they had hoped.
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