A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention panel recommended that COVID-19 vaccines should be offered to children 6 months to 5 years old.
for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots.unanimously decided that coronavirus vaccines should be opened to children as young as 6 months. "Together, with science leading the charge, we have taken another important step forward in our nation’s fight against COVID-19," Walensky said in a statement. "We know millions of parents and caregivers are eager to get their young children vaccinated, and with today’s decision, they can.
"For parents all over the country, this is a day of relief and celebration," President Biden said in the statemente. "As the first country to protect our youngest children with COVID-19 vaccines, my Administration has been planning and preparing for this moment for months, effectively securing doses and offering safe and highly effective mRNA vaccines for all children as young as six months old.