the United States, the spearhead of childhood immunizations

In the New York megalopolis, 58,000 people have already died from Covid-19. It is the most affected city in the United States. For residents, vaccinating children is essential. Since the campaign launched on November 3, more than a third of 5-11 year olds have already received their first dose. “At first I was nervous. Now i’m happy i feel pretty good“says a boy. For Jérémy, a little Frenchman who lives in Brooklyn, the injection is scheduled for Saturday, December 18, in his school. The mother hesitated a little at the start. “I wanted to wait a bit, to see how it was for the first children“, she says.

To encourage children to be vaccinated, all means are good. In Colorado, baseball team mascots have been called in to assist. In Pennsylvania, nurses dress up as super heroes. Other states even offer vouchers. With the dazzling progression of the Omicron variant, New York has decided since Tuesday to ban closed places, such as sports halls or restaurants to children over 5 years old, unvaccinated.

For a month and a half, the Pfizer vaccine has been administered to children. Three times less dosed than that of adults, but no less active. To convince the parents of the 28 million children, even the White House is doing it. “Jill Biden, the wife of the US president, […] repeats that there is no more beautiful gift than that of health“, reports journalist Lionel Feuerstein, live from Washington. A message that seems to convey: two thirds of Americans say they are ready to vaccinate their child.