Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. | stock photo
Children ages 5 to 11 are now eligible to receive Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. | stock photo
Gov. Kim Reynolds asked the parents of Iowa to talk to their pediatrician regarding the COVID-19 vaccines of their children.
Reynolds encouraged parents to talk about the COVID-19 vaccine with their pediatrician and expressed that she believed that it is the parent's decision whether or not they vaccinate their kids, the Des Moines Register reported Nov. 9.
"I support whatever the doctors say. I'm sure you're aware that COVID can cause myocarditis, and the vaccine can also cause a much, much lesser version at a much, much lower incidence? Pediatric Cardiologists will make the determination about what is best for children," a Twitter user said a Nov. 10 tweet.
The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention approved the Pfizer vaccine to be administered to children ages 5 to 11. This made more than 280,000 children in Iowa eligible to get vaccinated, the Des Moines Register reported.
Iowa asked for 99,000 doses of the vaccine, of which it has received most as of Nov. 9, Iowa Capital Dispatch reported.
As of Nov. 9, almost 56% of the population in Iowa is fully vaccinated.
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