Parents of kids under age 5 are keeping a close eye on fast-changing mask policies at airports as the vacation season arrives and mask mandates keep changing. “I know other people with babies this age who have had a rough time when they have gotten COVID,” said Kate Riestenberg who was traveling to CVG with her 10-month-old baby. “As soon as we get him vaccinated, let’s do away with the mask mandates, but I think people forget if you don’t have a little one that they’re all still vulnerable.”Vaccines are not yet available for kids under age 5. Pfizer said those vaccines could be ready as early as June.“I think I would feel pretty differently if we were able to get him vaccinated,” Riestenberg said.Other parents are trusting the efforts of enough adults to be vaccinated to help keep the younger kids safe.“I’m not concerned about the kids because I think if everybody gets vaccinated, they’re not going to get contaminated,” said Amor Scherif who was traveling with two small children under 5.The airport has become a legal battleground.The issue is whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a health emergency, has the authority to enforce mask mandates. A federal judge ruled that it did not. Now, the justice department is going to appeal that decision.
Parents of kids under age 5 are keeping a close eye on fast-changing mask policies at airports as the vacation season arrives and mask mandates keep changing.
“I know other people with babies this age who have had a rough time when they have gotten COVID,” said Kate Riestenberg who was traveling to CVG with her 10-month-old baby. “As soon as we get him vaccinated, let’s do away with the mask mandates, but I think people forget if you don’t have a little one that they’re all still vulnerable.”
Vaccines are not yet available for kids under age 5. Pfizer said those vaccines could be ready as early as June.
“I think I would feel pretty differently if we were able to get him vaccinated,” Riestenberg said.
Other parents are trusting the efforts of enough adults to be vaccinated to help keep the younger kids safe.
“I’m not concerned about the kids because I think if everybody gets vaccinated, they’re not going to get contaminated,” said Amor Scherif who was traveling with two small children under 5.
The airport has become a legal battleground.
The issue is whether the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, during a health emergency, has the authority to enforce mask mandates. A federal judge ruled that it did not. Now, the justice department is going to appeal that decision.
