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Experts answer questions about children and COVID-19

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With the increased spread of COVID-19 in children, specifically the Omicron variant, pediatricians tell parents that getting their eligible children vaccinated is the most important thing they can do to protect them. “We don’t know what the next strain is going to be like, and you do want to have that vaccine in your system, and you want the entire series,” said Kristina Deeter, M.D., pediatric intensivist and specialty medical officer for pediatric critical care medicine at Pediatrix® Medical Group. “It’s important to get it started now, to go ahead and vaccinate your kids, just like any other vaccines that protect them from all the other bad things.”

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