US gives final clearance to COVID-19 shots for kids 5 to 11
Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press
CDC approves COVID-19 Pfizer vaccine for children ages 5-11
US health officials have given the final OK to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 5.
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention gave the go-ahead Tuesday night.
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The announcement came only hours after a CDC advisory panel unanimously decided Pfizer’s shots should be given to children ages 5 to 11. Pfizer has already shipped millions of doses to states, doctors’ offices and pharmacies. And pediatricians are getting ready to put shots into little arms.
The special kid shots contain just a third of the dose given to teens and adults.
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