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Annie Clement has a lot of feelings about attending her family’s big traditional holiday gathering. h Last year was the first time the 43-year-old did not go home for Christmas. This year, she was excited when a COVID-19 vaccine finally became available for her 10-year-old daughter, Hazel Clement-Weber, allowing her to start thinking about a visit. h Clement was less thrilled to think about being in close quarters with relatives who don’t take the virus as seriously as she does. h “It all stresses me out,” said Clement, a community college teacher in Rochester, Minnesota. h With 28 million 5- to 11-year-olds now eligible to be vaccinated, many families will face similar issues. Experts say the key to handling them lies in a combination of understanding risks and benefits, accepting that everyone has different priorities and talking openly about what matters most.