“ 5至11岁的儿童代表了要免疫的学龄儿童的最后一个类别。”肯尼亚公园，医学博士, pediatrician with UT Physicians. “The mortality and morbidity of this pandemic of nearly two years have forever changed us, as well as taken a toll on the mental health and welfare of our children.”
在这些周末活动中，父母，照顾者甚至UT医生和Uthealth Houston的员工都签署了为孩子接种疫苗。
Yen-Chi Le，博士，UT医生的创新和评估总监Healthcare Transformations Temiatives团队是Heights Clinic的首批公司之一，她的8岁儿子Jackson。
她说：“作为父母，杰克逊的安全和健康至关重要。”“我一直都知道，一旦他可以使用，我会尽快接种杰克逊。”
Parks, who helped staff the vaccination event at The Heights clinic, believes that vaccinating this age group is a crucial turning point in the pandemic.
“接种这些孩子不仅保护他们，而且保护他们的家庭和社区中的其他弱势群体，”乌西顿休斯顿麦戈文医学院的儿科副教授，高地诊所的医疗总监Parks解释说。
Le回应了这种情绪，通过为杰克逊进行疫苗接种解释，他们还保护了一个癌症幸存者，他的老师可能会受到免疫功能低下的邻居，他们的姑姑已经70岁，并举办了他们心爱的周日家庭餐厅。
杰克逊接种疫苗后，他感觉很棒。他甚至在任命完整后帮助将贴纸分发给了其他孩子 - 希望和友善从一个孩子到另一个孩子的友善。
年轻的孩子们这两天的重点。But, they were not the only ones able to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. By hosting the events on a Saturday, parents, caregivers, and older children were also able to receive their booster or additional doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
公园鼓励那些犹豫要接种孩子的父母与儿科医生进行讨论，并在寻找可靠的信息时避免社交媒体。
“The vaccine has been proven to be effective in preventing serious illness, complications, and death,” said Parks. “Although the vaccine is not a 100% guarantee, it vastly improves your odds.”
作为父母，勒（Le）既然她的家庭在杰克逊（Jackson）的第二次剂量后很快就会完全接种疫苗。
“Thank you, UT Physicians and everyone who made this day possible. Christmas will be a little sweeter this year since Jackson will be fully vaccinated,” said Le. “I can breathe a little easier.”
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