Pfizer, Moderna COVID-19 vaccines for youngest children rolling out in U.S. this week

The AP (6/20, Tanner, Wang) reports, “The nation’s infants, toddlers and preschoolers are finally getting their chance at COVID-19 vaccination as the U.S. rolls out shots for tots this week.” The FDA “greenlighted the Moderna and Pfizer kid shots on Friday and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended them Saturday.” The authorization makes the vaccine available to “roughly 18 million youngsters under 5.” The Biden Administration “hailed the moment,” though it “also acknowledged that getting some parents on board may be a challenge given disappointing vaccination rates – about 30% – in school-age kids.” According to the AP, the American Medical Association was “among physician groups that encouraged doctors and families to get young children vaccinated.”