US panel recommends Covid vaccines for youngest children

By Agence France-Presse

Jun 16, 2022 1:38 pm

WASHINGTON, D.C.: A panel of experts convened by the US Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended Covid-19 vaccines on Wednesday for children under five, the final age group awaiting immunization in most countries.

Formal authorizations for Moderna and Pfizer should follow soon, with the first shots in arms expected early next week, just over a year-and-a-half after the first Covid vaccines were greenlighted for the elderly in December 2020.

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