Many US parents reluctant to vaccinate kids
By DW
03 December 2021 |
6:52 pm
The United States has approved COVID-19 jabs for children from the age of five and over. But misinformation is circulating and unsettling many parents. DW's Ines Pohl visited a vaccination station in Norfolk, Virginia.
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