children's COVID vaccines

A Jackson, Miss., resident receives a Pfizer booster shot from a nurse at a vaccination site Feb. 8.

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Omicron boosters for kids 5-12 are cleared by the CDC

1:47pm October 12, 2022

by The Associated Press

Tweaked boosters rolled out for Americans 12 and older last month, modified to target today's most common and contagious variant. The latest move may expand protection before an expected winter wave.

A child receives the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Annandale, Va., last November. Vaccines will soon be available for children as young as 6 months old.

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CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old

4:33pm June 18, 2022

by Rhitu Chatterjee

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.

A child receives the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Fairfax County Government Center in Annandale, Va., in November 2021. A committee of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended Wednesday that the agency expand authorization of C

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Advisers to the FDA back COVID vaccines for the youngest children

4:18pm June 15, 2022

by Scott Hensley

A committee of experts voted unanimously to recommend that the Food and Drug Administration authorize COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech for children as young as 6-months-old.

Kids under 5 may soon be able to get the Pfizer vaccine if regulators decide the shots are safe and effective for this age group.

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When can babies and kids under age 5 get their shots? Here's the timeline

9:08am February 02, 2022

The first big hurdle was crossed when Pfizer shared its clinical trial data with the FDA. Now there are five more steps to get through before this vulnerable population can be vaccinated.