In the USA vaccinations aren't approved for elementary kids yet.
Here they aren't recommended for under 12 year olds yet, either. But the last article I read about infections in children said the risk for serious complications, hospitalisations or long covid (longer than 3 months) is super low for that age group, even if the children have cancer or another illness like that. (I haven't followed the discussion very closely anymore, but the article was based on statistics from doctors and hospitals and in a serious newspaper which usually advocates tough anti-corona measures, so I don't think it was nonsense.) The age factor really seems super-important. In the past pregnant women here were not supposed to get vaccinated but now it has been totally recommended for a few months and it's no problem getting an appointment anymore since the end of August. So... I am really for protecting the vulnerable, but if everyone who is in danger and would like to be protected is protected, and we are basically protecting those now who don't want to be protected... I think a certain awareness needs to be kept and tests should go on to track changes in the virus. People also should further be educated and encouraged to get vaccinated. But the people I know who don't want to get vaccinated here are... well, you won't change their mind any time soon. I have heard crazy stories by now, and there is just a will to believe what these people want to believe. I am not really willing to take many restrictions anymore for their sake for much longer, and they really don't want it either.
The other option in my eyes is to make vaccinations mandatory. But I think that wouldn't be a clever move, because it will make those people who oppose them mistrust politics, government and authorities even more. Personally I think they should be mandatory in certain jobs, like in health care and working with the elderly, but apart from that it should stay everybody's free decision - as long as there is no evidence that the virus is dangerous for children, that is.
(Ah, and about the infection of those who are vaccinated, well, at least from what I have read and hear all the time it's almost 100% unvaccinated in the hospitals. With booster shots it should not be a problem.)
The thing is that there are so many dangers in this world, some of them can be easily avoided or cured, but simply nobody cares about them (like hospital acquired infections, which at least in Germany are a huge problem), although there are definitely things that can be done about it if you put some effort and money into the system. But that is just not a topic that's big enough somehow, so all this constant staring at the corona infection numbers and keeping up measures seems a bit populist here to me at this point (since the support for that is still very high in our population).
There's also a difference in treatment of certain groups: Like I mentioned in the road racing section the measures in the Münsterland Giro were extensive (finish outside of the city, only 1000 people allowed in, only vaccinated, tested or recovered allowed, still having to wear masks although it was outside), while the Bayern Munich football stadium is now allowed with full capacity (when vaccinated and so on). Also, if you are vaccinated etc. you can go dancing in a club again without masks - but the pupils have to wear masks at school at the same time and the universities have not yet taken up full presence lessons. Which makes me think even more that these are more populist decisions, it's obviously easier to tell children they have to wear masks than risk upsetting football fans more.