By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
U.S. regulators have approved the first COVID-19 photographs for infants and preschoolers. That paves the best way for vaccinations for youngsters under 5 to start subsequent week.
The Food and Drug Administration’s emergency use authorization Friday follows a unanimous advice by its advisory panel.
The kid-sized photographs are made by Moderna and Pfizer. The FDA’s motion permits the businesses to start transport tens of millions of preordered doses throughout the nation.
A closing signoff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is anticipated this weekend. The nation’s vaccination marketing campaign started with adults in late 2020, a couple of yr into the coronavirus pandemic.
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