MIAMI – Florida is the only state within the nation without plans to preorder COVID vaccines for children as young as 6 months previous, following the FDA’s choice to approve each Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines.
“The risk out weight the benefits and we recommend against [it].” Said Desantis.
Governor Ron Desantis mentioned the state is not going to create a statewide program to distribute and administer the vaccines to its youngest residents.
“That’s not the same as banning it, I mean people can order it if they want to,” mentioned Desantis.
Instead, the state is leaving it up to well being care suppliers to order the vials on their very own.
Friday the FDA accredited an emergency use authorization request for each Pfizer and Moderna’s covid vaccines for children who’re 6 months previous to toddlers.
The CDC should first give the go-ahead earlier than any state might be in a position to administer the vaccines to children below the age of 5 which might occur in a matter of days. Federal officers have mentioned the vaccines could also be out there as early as Tuesday.
CBS4 News reached out to Joe DiMaggio and Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to learn how they plan to deal with ordering the vaccines, however they didn’t reply to our requests for remark.
