The COVID-19 vaccination rates for small children have already peaked just weeks after two of the vaccines were authorized for the age group, according to a new analysis.
U.S. officials in mid-June authorized and recommended the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for virtually all children aged 6 months to 5 years.
Uptake of the vaccines among young children climbed in the initial days following the moves, but peaked on July 1 and has since dropped, according to an analysis of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Just 2.8 percent of the approximately 19 million children in the age group have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of July 20, a small increase from 1.3 percent in early July….