Covid vaccines for children could be ready to use as soon as Wednesday.
is on its way to doctors’ offices across the country, and could be ready to use as soon as Wednesday, White House officials said Monday.Pfizer-BioNTech’s lower-dose Covid vaccine for emergency use in kids ages 5 to 11 Friday, a move that allowed the federal government to start distributing doses to pediatricians’ offices, rural health clinics, children’s hospitals, pharmacies and other sites where children will be able to receive the vaccine.
Before shots can start going into arms, however, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must officially sign off. The agency’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices will meet Tuesday to vote on whether to recommend the shots, and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky could sign off as soon as Tuesday evening. If that happens, kids could start getting vaccinated the following day.
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