Ahmad Awada,MD

The COVID-19 vaccines provides protection against coronavirus for most adults, but there are a small group of people who should wait before getting the vaccine. Learn more from Drs. Shahzad Mustafa and Nadia Kousar.

A new, more transmissible strain of the coronavirus, B.1.1.7, first emerged in the U.K. in September. Now, the B.1.1.7 variant has appeared in various states throughout the U.S.

While current projections show that most American adults will get a COVID-19 vaccination during the spring or early summer of 2021, parents are looking for guidance on when children can expect to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.