Children ages 5-11 eligible for COVID-19 vaccine boosters
AAP News (May 19, 2022) –
Children ages 5-11 years are eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine boosters.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) signed off on boosters for this age group Thursday after its Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommended the boosters in an 11-1 vote with one abstention.
“With over 18 million doses administered in this age group, we know that these vaccines are safe, and we must continue to increase the number of children who are protected,” CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., said in a statement. “I encourage parents to keep their children up to date with CDC’s COVID-19 vaccine recommendations.”
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