Parents in Chile have expressed mixed feelings about inoculating children as 6 years old with the Chinese developed Sinovac vaccine, despite assurances of the vaccine’s safety from the nation’s Ministry of Health. The Chilean Ministry of Health approved the Chinese vaccine for use in children as young as six years old on Sept. 13. Though immunization is voluntary, Undersecretary of Public Health Paula Daza claimed: “Vaccination is essential to avoid infections.” COVID-19 vaccines for youths under 12 years of age have not been approved in the United States, which has created concern for some Chilean parents. “I don’t know how they expect us to inject our children with something that hasn’t been approved in the U.S.,” Vina del Mar resident Adriana Diaz, 32, told The Epoch Times. “I really don’t care what other parents do. I’m waiting until the U.S. starts vaccinating younger children and I want the same one they’re using. My kids aren’t lab rats.” China approved the Sinovac-CoronaVac …