A pediatrician's advice to parents of kids under 5 on omicron, travel and daycare
Amid the omicron surge there is understandable anxiety among parents, particularly those with kids under 5 who can't yet get a COVID vaccine.
They're wondering how to navigate life with young children, what this means for travel plans and daycare, and when the vaccine will become available.
Dr. Ibukun Kalu is a pediatric infectious disease doctor at Duke University and says her hospital has already seen a rise in children being admitted.
"Unfortunately, more of the children that are in the hospital are unvaccinated. However, we have younger children that are not eligible for vaccination also end up in the hospital with COVID," she said.
As the world enters its third year of the pandemic, we asked parents of kids under 5 to send us their questions. Here, Dr. Kalu answers them.
The questions and answers have been edited for length and clarity.
