Drive-Thru Vaccinations Now Available To Some Children In Our Area

Stephanie Stahl reports.

DRIVE-THRU THROUGHVACCINATIONS ARE AVAILABLE TOSOME CHILDREN IN OUR AREA, INAN EFFORT TO REVERSE THETRENDS OF CHILDREN MISSING OUTON IMPORTANT MEDICAL CARE AS ARESULT OF THE PANDEMIC,STEPHANIE STAHL HERE WITH NEWOPTION FOR SOME PARENTS, HYPE,STEPHANIE.Reporter: FEAR OFCORONAVIRUS HAS KEPT MANYFAMILIES AWAY FROM DOCTORSOFFICES, WHICH MEANS CHILDRENAREN'T GETTING THE CARE THEYNEED, OR NECESSARY VACCINES.WELL, NOW SOME DOCTORS ANDHOSPITALS HAVE CREATED NEWSOLUTIONS, TO MAKE PARENTSFEEL SAFER.DRIVE-THRU VACCINATIONS FORCHILDREN ARE BEING GIVEN ATTHIS NEMOURS LOCATION INMEDIA, PENNSYLVANIA, WHERETHEY ARE ALSO CONDUCTING SOMEVISITS IN A OUTDOOR TENTDOLLARS AREA.THE RISK OF NOT GETTINGVACCINATED FAR EXCEEDS BETHERE PRESENTING THE RISKEVERY GETTING THE INVENTION.UP TO 08% OF CHILDRENMISSING GETTING RECOMMENDEDDOCTOR VISITS FROM THEAMERICAN COUNCIL OFPEDIATRICS.PARENTS WORRIED ABOUT BEINGEXPOSED TO THE COVID-19 AT THEDOCTORS OFFERS, THAT'S WHYEIGHT MONTH OLDS IS OVERDUEFOR HIS VACCINE BOOSTER.JUST NOT TOP PRIORITY FORUS, AND UNTIL THE NUMBERSSTART GOING DOWN, LIKE YES, IWORRY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, IALSO WORRY ABOUT THE VIRUS,TOO.DOCTORS SAY DECREASE INIMMUNIZATIONS COULD CAUSERESURGENCE OF PREVENTABLEDISEASES LIKE MEASLES,MENINGITIS, AND WHOOPINGCOUGH.SO WE'RE VERY CONCERNEDABOUT CHILDREN NOT GETTINGVACCINATE DOLLARS.LAST THING WE NEED IS AVACCINE PREVENTABLE OUTBREAK.SAYS IN ADDITION TO THEDRIVE UP AND OUTSIDEFACILITIES, THEY HAVE OTHERWAYS TO MAKE SURE PARENTS FEELCOMFORT BILLION TAKING CARE OFMEDICAL NEEDS FOR THEIRCHILDREN.THERE IS A TELE HEALTHVISITS, AND CAN ADDRESS THECONCERNS.ANOTHER CONCERN, AVOID THEPEELED FOR MORE URGENT ISSUES.WE HAD REPORTS OF CHILDRENWITH HAPPEN PEN DID I SITES,THAT IT RUPP YOURS BEFORE THEYGET TO THE BEFORE THEY GETTHEIR APPENDIX OUT.MANY DOCTORS OFFICESINCLUDING PEDIATRICIANS ARETAKING SPECIAL PRECAUTIONS TOENSURE SAFETY FROM THECORONAVIRUS.THAT INCLUDES INTENSECLEANING, SEPARATING PATIENTS