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U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.

COVID-19 vaccinations for children six months to five years old are expected to start next month, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday, one day after emergency use authorization (EUA) was granted to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for children in the age group. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is to meet in the next few days to discuss vaccination procedures, said Centers for Disease Control Deputy Director-General Philip Lo (羅一鈞), the CECC’s acting spok...

US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on Covid-19 vaccinations for children under five on Saturday, clearing the way for vaccinations to be administered

Shots will be be available for children from 6 months to 5 years as early as next week.

SIX MONTHS TO FIVE: The FDA said that Moderna vaccines would be administered in two 0.25 milliliter doses, each with 25 micrograms of mRNA, at least 28 days apart/ Staff writer, with CNA

The move follows an unanimous vote earlier in the day by an advisory panel of outside experts known as ACIP.

The final regulatory decision paves the way for doctors, pharmacists, and others to start vaccinating children 6 months and older in the US starting this week.

U.S. health advisors have recommended COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.

The final regulatory decision paves the way for doctors, pharmacists, and others to start vaccinating children 6 months and older in the U.S. starting this week.

ACIP shows no qualms about lowering minimum age to 6 months