The rollout of kids' vaccines has begun

Hooray! Vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years old were approved by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Saturday.

Now an onslaught of eager parents are scrambling to get the shot for their youngsters. They’re conferring through Facebook and texts, calling doctors offices, and using the VaxFinder website, which had a few hours’ delay listing sites for young kids.

Some families are frustrated by the remaining hurdles: Pharmacies are allowed to vaccinate only those 3 years and older, and not every pediatrician is offering the vaccine or has yet received shipments.  

“I’ve been desperate for this day to come,” said Kate Dinnen, a mother of a 2 ½-year-old son with asthma.