The littlest kids in the United States are nearly done waiting for a COVID-19 vaccine.
On June 18, an advisory committee to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously recommended Moderna’s and Pfizer-BioNTech’s mRNA vaccines for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of the vaccines the day before. The FDA’s advisory committee had voted unanimously in favor of authorization earlier in the week.
The step — a relief to many families of young children who’ve endured multiple COVID-19 surges, restricted outings and daycare disruptions — comes two and a half years after adults were first vaccinated against COVID-19 in
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