ORLANDO, Fla. – As thousands of children 12 and older across the state get their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, a Central Florida doctor is already fielding questions about when younger children can get the shot.
Dr. Fatma Levent is the medical director for pediatric infectious diseases at AdventHealth. She said children will play a key role in bringing an end to the pandemic. “We have a good population, good young population, and it’s going to play a role to get to the herd immunity in our community,” Levent said. [TRENDING: Fiancé arrested in tattoo worker’s homicide | Why’s it so windy in Fla.
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