Misleading claims give the impression only a tiny fraction of all American children have been vaccinated against COVID-19. About 30 million children ages 6 months to 17 years old have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
Elsa Estrada, 6, smiles at her mother as a pharmacist applies an alcohol swab to her arm before administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at a pediatric clinic for children set up at Willard Intermediate School in Santa Ana, Calif. Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.
had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. This represented about 8% of children in that age group. Many children would have only just completed their three-dose Pfizer vaccination series in September, given that the vaccine was authorized for this age group in June.had received their first dose, representing about 38% of children in that age group. About 8.8 million in this age group had completed their two-dose vaccine series.
The number of doses required to complete the primary series depends on the vaccine brand and the child’s age. Many children receive two doses in the primary series, butAn Instagram post claimed that"only 325,000 American kids out of 19,000,000" were vaccinated against COVID-19.