CDC advisers approve scaled-down coronavirus vaccine doses for children ages 5-11, shots begin midweek
| Kids got the nod to roll up their sleeves for a COVID jab on Tuesday, as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisors voted to authorize smaller-dosed shots for children aged 5 to 11.
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) advisory panel on Tuesday recommended the agency move forward with giving Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11. The agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices voted unanimously, 14-0 in favor of the recommendation. |
