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Q: Children younger than 12 in the US are not eligible for Covid-19 vaccines yet. How careful should I be with my kids?
A: "This is something I think a lot about as a parent of two young children, ages 1 and almost 4, and why I have been very concerned about the lifting of indoor mask mandates," CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen said.
"I'm not concerned about my children or other unvaccinated children who are around fully vaccinated people, but I'm very concerned about unvaccinated people being around others who are also unvaccinated -- whether they're children or adults.
"Because the Delta variant is so much more contagious, there is no room for error. If there is somebody who is infected who is unvaccinated and there are other unvaccinated people around, there is a higher likelihood that those unvaccinated people are going to contract Covid-19 -- and that includes children. I would continue to urge unvaccinated people to behave as if there is high risk to them because the pandemic is not over for those who are unvaccinated."
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