Covid vaccine rollout for US tots close after CDC panel vote
Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months, allowing a nationwide rollout to start next week. The CDC''s move came after a panel of advisers to the institution voted earlier on Saturday to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months. "We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today''s decision, they can," said Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, in a statement. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Moderna Inc''s shot for children aged six months to 5 years, and Pfizer-BioNTech''s vaccine for children aged six months to 4 years. Pfizer''s vaccine is already authorized for children over the age of 5. "This infection kills children and we have an opportunity to prevent that," Beth Bell, one of the doctors on the advisory panel, said following the vote. "Here is an opportunity to prevent a known risk." President Joe Biden''s administration plans to roll out the vaccines to the under-5 age groups as early as next week. "This coming week, parents will be able to start scheduling appointments at places like pediatricians’ offices, children’s hospitals, and pharmacies," Biden said in a statement on Saturday. "Appointments will ramp up as more doses are shipped out, and in the coming weeks, every parent who wants a vaccine will be able to get one.
Covid vaccine rollout for US tots close after CDC panel vote
Washington: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months, allowing a nationwide rollout to start next week. The CDC''s move came after a panel of advisers to the institution voted earlier on Saturday to recommend COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as six months. "We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today''s decision, they can," said Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, in a statement. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday authorized Moderna Inc''s shot for children aged six months to 5 years, and Pfizer-BioNTech''s vaccine for children aged six months to 4 years. Pfizer''s vaccine is already authorized for children over the age of 5. "This infection kills children and we have an opportunity to prevent that," Beth Bell, one of the doctors on the advisory panel, said following the vote. "Here is an opportunity to prevent a known risk." President Joe Biden''s administration plans to roll out the vaccines to the under-5 age groups as early as next week. "This coming week, parents will be able to start scheduling appointments at places like pediatricians’ offices, children’s hospitals, and pharmacies," Biden said in a statement on Saturday. "Appointments will ramp up as more doses are shipped out, and in the coming weeks, every parent who wants a vaccine will be able to get one.