Tara Louise Gellasch,MD

Seniors 65 years and older are at a higher risk of hospitalization, illness, intensive care, a ventilator to help them breathe, or death from COVID-19 than younger demographics.

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.