Helping kids feel comfortable getting the first dose of Pfizer-BioNTech’s two-dose coronavirus vaccine — recently recommended for children ages 5 to 11 — can ensure that they complete the regimen.
The unwelcome resurgence of the coronavirus has prompted impatience, frustration and even rage from Americans who have gotten their shots toward those whose resistance won’t budge.
The evolving recommendations around face coverings served as a dismal acknowledgment that infections in the United States have quadrupled in July, even as highly effective vaccines are widely available.
The delta variant, first detected in India, appears to be the most “fit” variant, which means it will probably outcompete other variants to infect more people.