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Lifestyle
Meredith Cohn

COVID vaccines will soon be available for kids under 5. Experts worry many parents won’t see the need

BALTIMORE -- Terry Golaner is counting the days until her two youngest children can be vaccinated against the coronavirus, continuing with masks and careful consideration of social activities.

“I feel like my two younger ones potentially could be sitting ducks,” the Pikesville, Maryland, mother said. “At some point we all may have COVID, but I want them to have the vaccine because I don’t want them to end up in the hospital or with long-haul COVID or die.”

The wait is frustrating, especially with much of the public moving on from the pandemic as cases plummet and mandates lift.

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