How COVID shots for kids help prevent dangerous new variants

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, but serious condition that appears two to six weeks after a child’s COVID-19 infection.

Children under 5 years old are the last remaining group of people who are not yet eligible for COVID-19 bivalent vaccines.

The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week.