Kids under five can now be vaccinated against COVID-19
by Nicole Wetsman from The Verge - All Posts on (#60FJ4)
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge The Food and Drug Administration has authorized COVID-19 vaccines for children under five - the last age group in the United States to get clearance to receive the shots. The agency authorized both Pfizer / BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for this age group.
It's been a long, long wait for young children to get these vaccines, full of delays and frustrating setbacks. The Biden administration has plans in place for the first vaccinations for this age group, which includes kids between six months and five years old, to start the week of June 20th.
The FDA also authorized the Moderna vaccine for adolescents and teenagers six through 17 years old. It had previously only been available to people over 18.
Pfizer / BioNTech's under-five...