Parents should be able to start getting young children immunized as soon as Tuesday. Federal regulators now have authorized the Moderna vaccine for children ages 6 months through 5 years, and the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children ages 6 months through 4 years. All children 6 months and older, including those who have already been infected with the coronavirus, should get a Covid vaccine, Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky, the C.D.C.’s director, said in a statement. Both vaccines are safe, and both produced antibody levels similar to those seen in young adults. authorized two shots of the Moderna vaccine, spaced four weeks apart.

Source: New York Times June 18, 2022 22:55 UTC