COVID-19 vaccinations of children 5 to 11 years old have already begun overseas, but U.S. parents are far from enthusiastic about the injections, and the rates are low across Europe.
In the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to children 5 to 11 in October last year. Since then, children have been vaccinated at children's hospitals, schools and other places.
However, a tally by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as of Tuesday shows that, of the 28 million children who could receive a vaccination, 6.6 million, or 23%, have done so.
