My five-year-old is now eligible for a COVID vaccine. Should I get them immunized?

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My five-year-old is now eligible for a COVID vaccine. Should I get them immunized?

Since 2020, we’ve heard that COVID is mainly a problem for the elderly or vulnerable. Vaccines have dramatically improved their protection against the disease, but children and younger people—because it’s perceived that COVID poses little risk to them—have remained at the bottom of the list when it comes to immunizations. COVID vaccines are only now becoming available for under-12s in the UK.

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