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White House Says 6-Month Old #Babies Could Begin Receiving Triple-Dose COVID-19 mRNA Injections by June 21
πΊπΈππΆ@COVID19Up: The White House said Thursday (June 2) that COVID-19 vaccinations for children as young as 6 months old could begin as soon as June 21, if the #FDA authorizes the injections for "#emergency use."
βWe expect vaccinations will begin in earnest as early as Tuesday, June 21, and really roll on throughout that week,β White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha told reporters.
An FDA advisory committee is scheduled to meet on June 14 and 15 to consider the applications from Pfizer and Moderna, and Jha said a decision on authorization is expected βsoon thereafter.β
The #CDC would then also have to sign off.
πΊπΈππΆ@COVID19Up: The White House said Thursday (June 2) that COVID-19 vaccinations for children as young as 6 months old could begin as soon as June 21, if the #FDA authorizes the injections for "#emergency use."
βWe expect vaccinations will begin in earnest as early as Tuesday, June 21, and really roll on throughout that week,β White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha told reporters.
An FDA advisory committee is scheduled to meet on June 14 and 15 to consider the applications from Pfizer and Moderna, and Jha said a decision on authorization is expected βsoon thereafter.β
The #CDC would then also have to sign off.
The Hill
White House says kids under 5 could get COVID-19 vaccines by June 21
The White House said Thursday that COVID-19 vaccinations for children under 5 could begin as soon as June 21, if the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorizes the shots. βWe expect β¦