- Title: U.S. rolls out COVID-19 vaccine for young children in San Diego
- Date: 3rd November 2021
- Summary: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES (NOVEMBER 3, 2021) (REUTERS) HEALTHCARE WORKER WALKING INTO CUBICLE TO VACCINATE BROTHER AND SISTER GALILEO AND AMELIE DIAZ AT RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL GALILEO DIAZ, 6, RECEIVING VACCINE VARIOUS OF COLORFUL BAND-AIDS ON TABLE GALILEO'S SISTER, AMELIE DIAZ, 9, RECEIVING VACCINE SIGN READING (English) CHILDREN 5-11 YEARS OLD PFIZER COVID-19 VACCINE VARIOUS OF MIA IBARRA,8, RECEIVING VACCINE UNIDENTIFIED CHILD WEARING RAINBOW SEQUIN SCARF AND 'FAUCI' T-SHIRT BEING VACCINATED SIGN READING (English): 'COVID VACCINE CHECK-IN' PEOPLE OUTSIDE HOSPITAL PEOPLE WALKING INTO HOSPITAL PAST SIGN READING (English): 'WELCOME TO RADY CHILDREN'S - COVID-19 VACCINATION BY APPOINTMENT ONLY
- Embargoed: 17th November 2021 22:09
- Keywords: COVID-19 children coronavirus vaccinations vaccines
- Location: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- City: SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES
- Country: USA
- Topics: Health/Medicine,United States
- Reuters ID: LVA001F21PUMF
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: The United States on Wednesday (November 3) began administering the COVID-19 vaccine to children ages 5 to 11, the latest group to become eligible for the shots that provide protection against the illness to recipients and those around them.
On Tuesday (November 2), the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the Pfizer/BioNTech shot for broad use in that age group, four days after it was authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Only a limited amount of the initial 15 million shots being distributed will be available on Wednesday. They are expected to be more widely accessible at pediatrician's offices, children's hospitals and pharmacies next week.
While about 58% of Americans are fully vaccinated against COVID-19, some 28 million children under 12 have not been eligible until now.
The 10-microgram shot of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine authorized for school-age kids - a third the strength given to adolescents and adults - offers protection from the Delta variant of the virus that has led to thousands of pediatric hospitalizations.
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