Low vaccination rates among Georgia children under age 5

The CDC says data shows that COVID-19 vaccines remain the single most important tool to protect children against COVID-19 and severe illnesses. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Interest in the covid vaccine for children under 5 remains low in Georgia, even as cases in that age group have been rising in recent months.

The vaccination rate for this age group is especially important in Georgia because of the state’s large population of racial and ethnic groups disproportionately affected by the pandemic.

In Georgia, more than 32 percent of all children under 5 are Black, the third-highest rate in the nation.