Prognosis
White House to Start Shipping Kids’ Vaccines as Clearance Nears
- Shots for ages 5-11 to go to doctors’ offices, pharmacies
- Smaller Pfizer-BioNTech doses to be given with smaller needles
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The Biden administration will begin shipping vaccines for kids age 5 to 11 as soon as next week, and shots could start going into arms the week after.
President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response team held a news briefing Wednesday to detail their plan for vaccinating younger children, a long-awaited but logistically complex milestone, the success of which could hinge on efforts to combat parental hesitancy. Kids’ shots are smaller doses and will be largely administered by doctors’ offices, requiring a tailored distribution plan.