‘An absolute logistical mess’: Why finding COVID shots for young children is so hard

ON SEPT. 12, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the next round of COVID shots for everyone 6 months and older. The shots were expected to be available within days in pharmacies and doctor’s offices across the country, the CDC said.

But more than a month later, the pediatric versions of the new COVID shots, for children 6 months to 11 years old, are still difficult to find. A confluence of problems — from technicalities about who can give shots to small kids to the lack of accurate information online on where the kid-sized doses can be found — are still preventing parents from making sure their children are protected.