Grandma and Disneyland: Parents who jumped at COVID-19 shots for kids crave ‘normal life’
LOS ANGELES — Now that Alex de Cordoba is finally able to get his 6-year-old daughter vaccinated against COVID-19, what are they going to do next?
“We’re going to Disneyland,” De Cordoba said.
The Laurel Canyon resident jumped at the chance to get the COVID-19 vaccine for his older daughter, one of the tens of millions of children nationwide who became newly eligible for the shots this week, after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the pediatric vaccine for kids ages 5 to 11.
Although COVID-19 hospitalizations have fallen in Los Angeles County from their summer peak, De Cordoba has been regularly reminded that the pandemic is not yet over, most recently when the elementary school informed him that his daughter would have to quarantine after a COVID-19 case there, forcing them to postpone her birthday party. He has remained cautious about travel and other potentially risky activities with his kids as they await their chance to get vaccinated.
“As a parent, the saddest thing
