The exact reason for the increase in COVID-19-related cases in children was not stated in the report. However, the report showed that the cases for adults tend to rise and fall as well. CNN
). A rising number of cases may be caused by vaccine hesitancy in parents. Many parents rush to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 now that they are eligible for the vaccine. Some parents are still hesitant.A poll by the Kaiser Family FoundationTwo-thirds of parents are willing to wait to see how the vaccine works or refuse to vaccinate their children. Experts consider this a mistake. “COVID-19 is a childhood illness,”Dr. Paul Offit wrote in and Dr. Jeffrey Gerber also wrote in Science
. “Although it is true that most children experience asymptomatic or mild disease, some will get quite sick, and a small number will die. It’s why children are vaccinated against influenza, meningitis, chickenpox, and hepatitis — none of which, even before vaccines were available, killed as many as SARS-CoV-2 per year.”
