Parents are in the home stretch with COVID-19 vaccines for babies and their youngest children after Wednesday’s FDA advisory panel meeting. But once those vaccines are approved, parents in Florida who want their kids to get inoculated may face a longer wait. That's because Florida's surgeon general Dr. Joseph Ladapo says he does not support giving the COVID vaccine to babies and children under the age of 5 – so Florida is the only state that did not pre-order any doses.
, that makes Florida the only state in the country to not pre-order pediatric vaccines from the federal government.
"The Florida Department of Health has made it clear to the federal government that states do not need to be involved in the convoluted vaccine distribution process, especially when the federal government has a track record of developing inconsistent and unsustainable COVID-19 policies. "I think I do think it's important to, [for] those of us who are still waiting, give us the choice. This vaccine needs to be available so that parents can make the choice they want to make to feel comfortable," said Hitchings.
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