Today, CDC Director Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., M.P.H., endorsed the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices’ (ACIP) advice that each one youngsters 6 months by 5 years of age ought to obtain a COVID-19 vaccine. This expands eligibility for vaccination to just about 20 million extra youngsters and implies that all Americans ages 6 months and older are actually eligible for vaccination.

Parents and caregivers can now get their youngsters 6 months by 5 years of age vaccinated with the Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna vaccines to raised defend them from COVID-19. All youngsters, together with youngsters who’ve already had COVID-19, ought to get vaccinated.

COVID-19 vaccines have undergone-;and can proceed to endure-;probably the most intensive security monitoring in U.S. historical past. Parents and caregivers can play an lively function in monitoring the security of those vaccines by signing their youngsters up for v-safe – customized and confidential health check-ins through textual content messages and internet surveys the place they’ll simply share with CDC how a baby feels after getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

Distribution of pediatric vaccinations for these youthful youngsters has began throughout the nation, and shall be accessible at 1000’s of pediatric practices, pharmacies, Federally Qualified Health Centers, native health departments, clinics, and different places this week. Children on this youthful age group will be vaccinated with whichever vaccine is offered (both Moderna or Pfizer-BioNTech). Parents can attain out to their physician, nurse, native pharmacy, or health division, or go to vaccines.gov to see the place vaccines for youngsters can be found.    

The following is attributable to CDC Director Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky:    

“Together, with science main the cost, we have now taken one other necessary step ahead in our nation’s struggle towards COVID-19. We know thousands and thousands of oldsters and caregivers are desirous to get their younger youngsters vaccinated, and with immediately’s determination, they’ll. I encourage mother and father and caregivers with questions to speak to their physician, nurse, or native pharmacist to study extra about the advantages of vaccinations and the significance of defending their youngsters by getting them vaccinated.” 

Source:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention