Millions Of Kids' COVID Vaccine Shots Are Ready And Waiting For Approval “The government purchased enough doses to give two shots to each of the 28 million children ages 5 to 11 who qualify for it.”
-10/7: Pfizer’s FDA EUA submissionA COVID shot for kids may be available as early as Nov 3 or 4. As a pediatrician, I’m anxiously waiting 😍!The CDC said providers who are most likely to vaccinate children “should be prioritized for initial dose availability,” including pediatric clinics, federally qualified health centers, rural health centers and pharmacies.
“If you have 100 kids across one county, you can only send one package of those 100 doses somewhere,” said Hannan. “That’s not really what I consider sufficient. If they were single-dose vials, you could spread them around.” Some federal and state officials and health providers worry that vaxxing kids will be more of an uphill climb than it was for adults or teens. The U.S. Health and Human Services and the Education departments will launch “robust messaging/outreach campaign” to encourage vaccination for children, the official told the media outlet.VaxTeen is helping teens across the U.S. navigate vaccine-hesitant parents and get their COVID-19 vaccines.
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