Nearly a quarter of all children between ages 12 and 17 have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine in the U.S. Since the Pfizer-BioNTech shot was approved for emergency use in teenagers on May 10, 6.3 million out of 25 million have gotten an initial dose. An additional 2.2 million youngsters are fully vaccinated, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). During a press conference on Wednesday, President Joe Biden encouraged even more young Americans to to get the shot. 'We are going to reach kids everywhere and make kids much, much safer,' he said.

Source: Daily Mail June 02, 2021 20:43 UTC