passing time together. it s something the simons value now more than ever. after the whole family came down with covid, nine year old mckenna suffered complications that sent her away to the hospital for a week. it was our worst nightmare coming true. everybody had said that, you know, kids recover really easily, it s not that big of a deal. both of us were vaccinated, my parents were vaccinated. my 14 year old of course is vaccinated. so, like, you know, we felt like we minimised our risks. sick with pneumonia, and anaemia, mckenna was hooked up to oxygen and given antibiotics. it wasn t until she had a blood transfusion that she finally improved. across the united states, households now have the option to vaccinate their young ones. those who get covid in this age group largely have mild symptoms or none at all but they aren t completely immune. this is a place i hope most parents never get to see.
battle against covid 19 , that s how us presidentjoe biden described the decision to approve vaccines for all children over the age of five in the united states. the jabs are expected to be rolled out from today. 0ur north america correspondent, nada tawfik, has been to florida to gauge how communities there feel about the decision. the simple joy of passing time together. it s something the simons value now more than ever. after the whole family came down with covid, nine year old mckenna suffered complications that sent her away to the hospital for a week. it was our worst nightmare coming true. everybody had said that, you know, kids recover really easily, it s not that big of a deal. both of us were vaccinated, my parents were vaccinated. my 14 year old, of course, is vaccinated. so, like, you know, we felt like we minimised our risks. sick with pneumonia, and anaemia, mckenna was hooked up to oxygen and given antibiotics. it wasn t until she had