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U.S. health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer's kid-size COVID-19 shot, a major expansion of the nation's vaccination campaign. The Food and Drug Administration already authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 -- doses just a third of the amount given to teens and adults. But the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends who should receive FDA-cleared vaccines.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advisers decided Tuesday that Pfizer's shots should be opened to the country's 28 million children, ages 5 to 11.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's advisers decided Tuesday that Pfizer's shots should be opened to the country's 28 million children, ages 5 to 11.
US health officials have given the final OK to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as 5
An influential advisory panel voted Tuesday that all children ages 5 to 11 should get Pfizer's pediatric COVID-19 shots, putting the U.S. on the brink of a major expansion of vaccinations - and a final decision is expected within hours.