Across the United States, a quiet erosion of pediatric immunization has taken hold — roughly half of American children now lack up-to-date COVID-19 vaccinations, not through any single failure, but through the accumulated weight of fading urgency, fraying infrastructure, and shifting attention. What began as a historic mobilization to protect the young has slowed into a plateau, arriving just as fall's respiratory season draws near and schoolchildren gather once more in close quarters. The gap is less a crisis of refusal than a crisis of drift — and the children most vulnerable to its conseque
Covid Vaccine Rollout Stalls for Half of U.S. Children
Delayed COVID-19 vaccination in children increases their risk of infection and potential severe illness complications.