
Parents, We're Here To Help! Answers To Your COVID Vaccine Questions

Parents, We're Here To Help! Answers To Your COVID Vaccine Questions

A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a nine-year-old child in Tustin, CA. Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group via Getty Images hide caption
A nurse administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a nine-year-old child in Tustin, CA.
Mark Rightmire/MediaNews Group via Getty ImagesNow that the Pfizer COVID vaccine is authorized for children five to eleven years old, a lot of parents are deliberating about what to do next. NPR health policy correspondent Selena Simmons-Duffin answers your questions about vaccine safety for kids, shedding masks at school and how soon you can schedule that long awaited indoor playdate.
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This episode was produced by Brit Hanson, edited by Sara Sarasohn, and fact-checked by Margaret Cirino. Stuart Rushfield provided engineering support.