Statewide Iowa — Health experts are encouraging Iowans to make sure their children are up to date on their COVID-19 vaccinations before summer vacation starts.
In May, the Centers for Disease Control expanded its recommendations for booster doses to include children who are five to eleven years old. Mike Brownlee, chief pharmacy officer at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, says kids should be fully vaccinated and boosted before heading off to summer activities.
Brownlee says state data show just about a quarter of the state’s five-to-eleven-year-olds are fully vaccinated, and COVID cases are rising across the country.
Federal health officials recommend children get the booster shot five months after their last dose, or three months after if they are immunocompromised.
