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Analyzing long-term impact, risks of COVID shot for kids

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has approved the use of COVID vaccines in children ages 5 to 11. A Kaiser Family Foundation survey found only 27% of parents plan to opt for the shot. One third plan to wait. Another 30% say they won't vaccinate their kids. William Brangham reports with Dr. Yvonne Maldonado, chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics' infectious diseases committee