The U.S. has opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. 9News
Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the vaccines for the littlest children, and the final signoff came hours later from Dr Rochelle Walensky, the agency's director.A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a girl at a LA Care Health Plan vaccination clinic.
The government has already been gearing up for the vaccine expansion, with millions of doses ordered for distribution to doctors, hospitals and community health clinics around the country. However, exactly how well they work is hard to pin down, especially when it comes to the Pfizer vaccine. “It is worth vaccinating even though the number of deaths are relatively rare, because these deaths are preventable through vaccination,” Dr Matthew Daley, a Kaiser Permanente Colorado researcher who sits on the CDC's advisory committee, said.Either one, said Dr Peter Marks, the FDA's vaccine chief.