to 11. as you know, from 12 and older, the dose was the standard dose. they cut the dose down now to about one-third of what it is. it was 30 micro grams and it s now 10. that s a reasonable thing to do. if you have to start measuring it by body weight and things like that, it would become too confusing. i don t have any concern as a physician and as an immunologist knowing the kinds of things when you stimulate the immune system. i think we ll be okay. i think that was a prudent choice. that was my question about body mass and size and height and you don t find that necessary? no, i don t think so, don. i don t. i think it would become too confusing if that were the case. i think this is a good way to have the cutoff. listen, a recent kaiser family foundation poll shows around one-third of parents of 5 to 11-year-olds will vaccinate their children as soon as it s available. with covid trending down right now and cases oftenless severe in children, lots of parents are asking if t
available. with covid trending down right now and cases oftenless severe in children, lots of parents are asking if their kids really need it. what do you say to them? you know, i think the answer to that, as i feel fairly certain the answer to that is it would be a good idea to vaccinate the children. you know, when you ask people about what they re likelihood of having vaccinations be there for themselves when they re adults or children, we start off around 35, 37% and then when people start seeing that the vaccinations are being distributed and they re being administered and things are going well, people gain more confidence. so i think that number of the people that would be willing if not enthusiastic about getting their children vaccinated is going to increase. you know, don, i do feel it s important to vaccinate children. no doubt from the statistical standpoint when children get infected, there s very much more likely that they would not have a severe outcome compared to an