US health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer's kid-size Covid-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major expansion of the nation's vaccination campaign to children as young as 5. The announcement by CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky came only hours after an advisory panel unanimously decided Pfizer's shots should be opened to the 28 million youngsters in that age group.
US health officials on Tuesday gave the final signoff to Pfizer's kid-size Covid-19 shot, a milestone that opens a major expansion of the nation's vaccination campaign to children as young as 5. The announcement by CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky came only hours after an advisory panel unanimously decided Pfizer's shots should be opened to the 28 million youngsters in that age group.