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Are you waiting to vaccinate your child against COVID-19? We want to hear from you.

What information do you need before you sign your child up?

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A girl in a pink face mask watches as a tie-dye bandage is stuck to her arm.
Five-year-old Kamille Phillips-Bolden gets a colorful bandage after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine Monday, Nov. 8, 2021, at Townsend Public School in Milwaukee, Wis. Angela Major/WPR

The COVID-19 vaccine is available for children 5 and up, but not everyone is ready to vaccinate their child or grandchild against the disease.

Health officials across the globe said the shots for kids ages 5 to 11 are a major breakthrough for the coronavirus pandemic that upended people’s lives and disrupted education.

WPR’s WHYsconsin wants to hear from you on why that is. Did you get the COVID-19 vaccine but are waiting to vaccinate your eligible child? If so, why? What information do you need before you sign your child up?

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