

region health agencies have put out information on how parents can bring their child to get vaccinated, including finding a location and making an appointment. The decision marks the first opportunity for Americans under 12 to get the powerful protection of any COVID-19 vaccine.

Business & Finance Click to expand menu.Ĭhildren ages 5 to 11 can finally be inoculated against COVID-19, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) making a lower-dose Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine available to millions of kids nationwide via pharmacies, county-run clinics and other health providers.įederal officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer’s two-dose, kid-size COVID-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major expansion of the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 5.
