For much of the pandemic, Dr. Lee Merritt has appeared on talk shows and in lecture halls to spread false information about COVID-19. And yet, in October, she was able to renew her medical license in the state of Nebraska with just a few clicks: 12 yes-or-no questions answered online allowed her to extend her license for another year.
Hong Kong (CNN) -- China is scrambling to contain its most widespread COVID-19 outbreak since the first wave of infections that began in Wuhan in 2019.
The CDC has approved the use of COVID vaccines in children ages 5 to 11. But 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.
The CDC is recommending that all children ages 5 through 11 get a low-dose COVID-19 vaccine made by Pfizer-BioNTech. The move clears the way for shots to be administered as soon as today, though it may be a few days before the vaccine is widely available.
The persistence of large swaths of the unvaccinated people despite ample vaccine supplies here in the US continues to frustrate public health experts, resulting in an array of strategies to sway the vaccine-hesitant.