A study of families in Israel finds that when parents are vaccinated against COVID-19, the protection they get extends to their children.
found that roughly 30% of parents with kids in this age group said they will definitely not get their child vaccinated, and 7% say they would do so only if their school requires it. Another third said they wanted to wait and see how the vaccine is working before making up their minds.
For the new study, researchers studied close to 232,000 Israeli households with unvaccinated children during two 10-week periods of the pandemic. During last winter’s wave of infections involving the Alpha variant, they found that unvaccinated children were 72% less likely to become infected when both parents were vaccinated than when neither was.
For those with an immune-compromised family member or an unvaccinated child at home, “you want to put a protective moat around him” by surrounding the individual with vaccinated people, Offit added.An additional 91 COVID-19 deaths were reported in L.A. County on Wednesday, the second-highest daily total of the Omicron surge. One of the deaths was a 15-month-old.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Alaska’s COVID-19 case rate is again the highest in the nation as hospitalizations tick upThe number of Alaskans hospitalized with the virus rose to levels not seen in months but is still well below all-time highs. Nearly 5,900 cases over two days were reported Friday.
Read more »
Utah doctor calls COVID-19 ‘pandemic of personal moral character’ as state again has record hospitalizations'It could have ended long ago if we just put the needs of others ahead of our own,” one doctor said as a record 854 COVID patients were hospitalized & 10 more Utahns died from the virus.
Read more »
Musician Diego Verdaguer Dies at 70 Due to Complications From COVID-19Diego Verdaguer, the Argentine singer-songwriter behind hits such as “Corazón de papel,” “Yo te amo” and “Volveré” who sold almost 50 million records, died of complications from COVID-19.
Read more »
As COVID-19 surge wanes, Chicago-area hospitals are resuming elective surgeriesA number of Chicago-area hospitals are ramping back up elective surgeries, as the latest COVID-19 surge fades.
Read more »
California Attorney General Rob Bonta Warns Against Getting Tested For COVID-19 At Pop-Up SitesBUYER BEWARE: California Attorney General Rob Bonta warned against getting tested for COVID-19 at pop-up test sites, where scammers could be simply collecting people's personal information.
Read more »