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

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🗓️ 16 November 2021

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Now 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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0:00.0	You're listening to Shortwave from NPR.
0:05.0	Hi Shortwave, it's Emily Kwong.
0:08.0	We are here to talk about the COVID vaccine for kids,
0:12.0	like these kids getting their shots in Southeast DC.
0:16.0	I'm excited and since when my sister got vaccinated,
0:20.0	I've been waiting for them to approve the COVID vaccine for 5 to 11.
0:25.0	She's been hanging out with her friends a lot and after I get vaccinated,
0:31.0	I'll be able to hang out with my friends in other spaces because I'll be vaccinated.
0:38.0	I'm excited to get back to normal.
0:40.0	Yeah.
0:41.0	Agreed.
0:42.0	And then I decided not to wear this mask.
0:45.0	I do not like this mask.
0:49.0	Shout out to these kids.
0:51.0	And I mean, now that the vaccines are approved for children 5 to 11 years old,
0:56.0	there are a lot of parents that are deliberating about whether or not to book an appointment like tomorrow or they have questions.
1:05.0	So to get some answers, here's Selena Simmons-Duffin,
1:08.0	a health policy correspondent for NPR.
1:11.0	Hello Selena.
1:12.0	Hi Emily.
1:13.0	You have been reporting on this pandemic a lot.
1:16.0	Yes.
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