Youngest kids in US cleared for Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines

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Youngest kids in US cleared for Moderna, Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines
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NEW YORK - US health officials approved Covid-19 vaccines for infants and toddlers, the last remaining age group that hasn't been eligible for inoculation.

NEW YORK - US health officials approved Covid-19 vaccines for infants and toddlers, the last remaining age group that hasn't been eligible for inoculation.

CDC director Rochelle Walensky signed off on the recommendations making the advice official and allowing the shots to finally go into arms. "These vaccines are safe, highly effective, and will give parents the peace of mind of knowing their child is protected from the worst outcomes of Covid-19," Biden said in a statement.

During the meeting, CDC epidemic intelligence service officer Sara Oliver said the agency is trying to tackle this issue by making sure that information on the safety and effectiveness of these vaccines is available for parents. Data presented during Saturday's meeting showed that since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been over two million Covid-19 cases, 20,000 hospitalisations, and 200 deaths among US children ages six months to four years."We really want to get these children vaccinated, because we know vaccinations prevent infection, but to a greater extent prevent severe disease," Anthony Fauci, President Biden's medical adviser, said on Thursday, in a Senate hearing.

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