Vaccination hesitancy amid Delta variant is putting two groups of people at particular risk
Vaccine hesitancy in the U.S. has proven to be a stubborn issue that is holding back America's ability to defend itself against the particularly infectious Delta variant in certain parts of the country.
In addition to unvaccinated adults themselves, two demographics are particularly vulnerable as the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases rises.
“Children under 12 don’t have a vaccine yet,” Dr. Heather Yeo, associate professor of surgery and health care policy and research at Weill Cornell Medical College, said on Yahoo Finance Live (video above). “And there are individuals who are immunocompromised who can’t always take vaccines or don’t have an active response to vaccines. We’re worried that they are going to be patients put at risk if other people who have the opportunity aren’t vaccinated.”
About 57.4% of Americans over the age of 12 are fully vaccinated and 66.4% have received at least one dose, according to the latest CDC data. President Biden has stated that he is hoping to have a vaccine approved for children under 12 in the coming months.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/medical/vaccination-hesitancy-amid-delta-variant-is-putting-two-groups-of-people-at-particular-risk-doctor-says/ar-AAMA8Aq
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