If the CDC also recommends the shots, everyone six months and older will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine
, more than 2 million cases of COVID-19 have occurred among children 4 years old or younger since the start of the pandemic, leading to more than 440 deaths.
and offer some freedom to families that have remained largely isolated until their youngest members could be vaccinated.The Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for kids ages 6 months to 4 years old is a three-shot regimen, and each dose is one-tenth the dosage given to adults. Children would receive two doses three weeks apart, and a third dose at least two months later.
until the companies provided additional information on whether adding a third dose would increase levels of virus-fighting antibodies, and therefore immunity, against COVID-19. The company reported those data in May.Moderna’s vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years old is given in two shots, and each dose is one-quarter the dose of that used in adults. Those immunized with Moderna would get two doses spaced four weeks apart.
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