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COVID-19 vaccine for young kids could be ready this month

A nurse administers a pediatric dose of the Covid-19 vaccine to a girl at a L.A. Care Health Plan vaccination clinic at Los Angeles Mission College in the Sylmar neighborhood in Los Angeles on Jan. 19. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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COVID-19 vaccine for young kids could be ready this month

February 1, 2022 • Pfizer-BioNTech filed for emergency use authorization with the Food and Drug Administration for a vaccine regimen for children from six months to five years old.

COVID-19 vaccine for young kids could be ready this month

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CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11

Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for young children is a lower-dose formulation of the companies' adult vaccine. It was found to be safe and nearly 91% effective at preventing COVID-19. Paul Hennessy/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty hide caption

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CDC recommends Pfizer's COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11

November 2, 2021 • Kids ages 5 to 11 will soon be able to get Pfizer's low-dose COVID vaccine. CDC director Rochelle Walensky agreed with a unanimous decision of a team of advisers that the benefits outweigh the risks.