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Horry County parents: Tell us how you’re deciding whether to vaccinate your kids or not

Students arrive at Homewood Elementary via bus on Tuesday. In-person classes resumed today in Horry County Schools. While many teachers, parents and students expressed excitement at being back, some are concerned the the latest spike of COVID-19 cases in South Carolina and what that might mean for the 2021-2022 school year. Aug. 11, 2021.
Students arrive at Homewood Elementary via bus on Tuesday. In-person classes resumed today in Horry County Schools. While many teachers, parents and students expressed excitement at being back, some are concerned the the latest spike of COVID-19 cases in South Carolina and what that might mean for the 2021-2022 school year. Aug. 11, 2021.

Children ages 5-11 are now able to get the COVID-19 vaccine, leaving parents in Horry County and across the country with the decision to have their kids get the shot or not.

More than 150,000 doses meant for this age group are coming South Carolina, and it’s expected that shots will be available for anyone who wants them. As the school year ramps up and the holiday season is right around the corner, The Sun News wants to hear from Horry County parents about how they’re making the decision to vaccinate or not to vaccinate.

No matter your decision, we want to hear from you about the vaccine and your thought process. We’re working on a story about vaccinations in school-age children.

Please fill out the form below, and we’ll be in touch. We won’t use your name or quote you unless we contact you first. You can also contact Sun News education reporter Mary Norkol directly at 843-626-0219 or mnorkol@thesunnews.com.

This story was originally published October 25, 2021 at 7:34 PM.

Mary Norkol
The Sun News
Mary Norkol covers education and COVID-19 for The Sun News through Report for America, an initiative which bolsters local news coverage. She joined The Sun News in June 2020 after graduating from Loyola University Chicago, where she was editor-in-chief of the Loyola Phoenix. Norkol has won awards in podcasting, multimedia reporting, in-depth reporting and feature reporting from the South Carolina Press Association and the Illinois College Press Association. While in college, she reported breaking news for the Daily Herald and interned at the Chicago Sun-Times and CBS Chicago.
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