Parents getting kids shots left out of COVID-19 paid leave options
Light of Life Childcare in Evergreen is seen in this April 14, 2021, file photo. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and some employers have not extended COVID-19 vaccine paid leave policies to parents helping kids get shots, which children's health advocates say could make it difficult for some of the most vulnerable to get vaccinated.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week cleared Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages 12 to 15, and the agency says at least 600,000 kids got a shot within the first week...
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