Vaccinations could begin as early as Monday or Tuesday.
- U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That means U.S. kids under 5 — roughly 18 million youngsters — are eligible for the shots, about 1 1/2 years after the vaccines first became available in the country for adults, who have been hit the hardest during the pandemic.
“So I actually think we need to protect young children, as well as protect everyone with the vaccine and especially protect elders,” she said. . With FDA’s emergency use authorization, manufacturers can begin shipping vaccine across the country. Vaccinations are expected to start early next week. “As we have seen with older age groups, we expect that the vaccines for younger children will provide protection from the most severe outcomes of COVID-19, such as hospitalization and death,” FDA Commissioner Robert Califf said in a statement.
“Whatever vaccine your health care provider, pediatrician has, that’s what I would give my child,’’ Marks said.Pfizer’s vaccine for kids younger than 5 is one-tenth of the adult dose. Three shots are needed: the first two given three weeks apart and the last at least two months later.
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