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Coronavirus in Texas

Texans have been slow to vaccinate their youngest against COVID-19, but they’re slightly ahead of the national average

For some parents of kids under 5 who want to vaccinate them, the wait has been excruciating, fraught with delays and close calls. Others are hesitant to have their young children vaccinated.

Mary Douglas injects Huaijin Zhang, 5, with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Texas Children’s Hospital on June 28, 2022, in Houston.

Parents’ hesitancy

Mateo Cardona, 4, receives a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Texas Children’s Hospital on June 28, 2022, in Houston.

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