Supermarket Chain Refuses to Vaccinate Kids Under 5

Proponents of universal COVID-19 vaccines celebrated the recent approval of a shot designed for children between 6 months and 5 years of age.

Plenty of parents, pundits, and politicians remain concerned about the efficacy and safety of these vaccines on such young kids, however.

It appears that one major supermarket chain is similarly skeptical.

According to Fox Business:

Health officials approved COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months last week, but Florida-based Publix will not be offering the Moderna and Pfizer shots to children younger than 5.

A spokesperson for the supermarket, which is headquartered in Lakeland and has nearly 1,300 locations across the southeast, confirmed the news to Fox 13 Tampa Bay on Wednesday.

About two-thirds of Publix stores are in Florida, which was the only state not to preorder vaccines from the federal government in anticipation of them being approved for toddlers.

There has been plenty of pushback against the effort to vaccinate millions of babies and toddlers.

Gov. Ron DeSAVAGE goes FULL-BLAST on Biden White House, legacy media over vaccines for BABIES pic.twitter.com/QVB6sMnozM

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) June 21, 2022

https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/1539357482547822592

Stunning. An experimental vaccine to protect children who are at almost no risk from the disease. https://t.co/502A8b2RTL

— Dr Jordan B Peterson (@jordanbpeterson) June 22, 2022

https://twitter.com/JesseKellyDC/status/1539374416676720641

Nevertheless, the Biden administration is committed to foisting the vaccine on as many Americans as possible.

As CNN reported:

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited a Washington, DC, vaccination clinic on Tuesday where children under the age of 5 are being immunized against Covid-19 — part of the first cohort of young kids to be immunized against the virus following the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director’s sign-off.

Covid-19 vaccinations for children younger than 5 began Tuesday across the United States, with some 17 million kids in the under 5 age range becoming eligible for vaccines.

“Relief, isn’t it? Being able to do it?” the President asked the parents when he entered the room at the DC Health Covid-19 Center. “We’re the only country in the world doing this right now.”

“This is a great place for you all,” he told one young girl at the clinic. “We’re going to beat this thing. You’ll be able to go anywhere you want.”

Here’s a clip of Biden’s remarks on the matter: