About 4 in 10 Parents Will ‘Definitely Not’ Get COVID-19 Jabs for Their Children: Survey

A 1-year-old child receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccination in Seattle, Wash., on June 21, 2022. David Ryder/Getty Images

Most American families are reluctant to get a COVID-19 shot for their young children, a new survey published by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) on Tuesday indicates.

The survey’s results come more than a month after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on June 18 recommended the jab for children as young as 6 months of age.