Children are ‘vulnerable host’ for Covid as cases recede, US expert warns

• Cases plummet but children under 12 not yet eligible for shots
• Mississippi governor defends low state vaccination rate

A US public health expert has warned that though cases of Covid-19 are at their lowest rates for months and much of the country is returning to normal life, young Americans are still a vulnerable host" for the coronavirus.

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