COVID vaccine rollout for US tots close after CDC panel vote
COVID vaccine rollout for US tots close after CDC panel vote
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COVID vaccine rollout for US tots close after CDC panel vote
The move follows an unanimous vote earlier in the day by an advisory panel of outside experts known as ACIP.
President Joe Biden's administration plans to roll out the vaccines to the under-5 age groups as early as next week.
CDC Director Rochelle Walensky has officially signed off on Covid-19 vaccines for babies as young as six months old.
CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.