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On Sept. 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention really helpful the following round of covid shots for everybody 6 months and older. The shots were expected to be available inside days in pharmacies and doctor’s offices across the country, the CDC said.<\/p>\n
But greater than a month later, the pediatric versions of the brand new covid shots, for youngsters 6 months to 11 years old, are still difficult to seek out. A confluence of problems \u2014 from technicalities about who can provide shots to small kids to the shortage of accurate information online on where the kid-sized doses may be found \u2014 are still stopping parents from ensuring their children are protected.<\/p>\n
“No person has accurate information on where doses actually exist. It’s just an absolute logistical mess trying to seek out information and it was driving me insane,” said Anne Hamilton, a Los Angeles resident, who looked for weeks to seek out a pediatric dose for her 4-year-old son, Jimmy.<\/p>\n
Hamilton checked first together with her son’s health system. The web site was offering vaccine appointments just for adults.<\/p>\n
On the web site, “the popup says ‘recent vaccines are expected in late September, try again later.’ Well, that is a frustrating message to read when it’s October and they are not providing you with some other information,” she said.<\/p>\n