Coronavirus
The White House Reports That About 900,000 Children Ages 5 to 11 Have Been Vaccinated
About 900,000 kids ages 5 to 11 have received their first dose of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine since U.S. regulators cleared the shots for the younger age group Nov. 2, the White House said Wednesday.
Roughly 700,000 more young children have appointments at local pharmacies to get their shots, White House coronavirus response coordinator Jeff Zients told reporters.
“Families across the country are breathing giant sighs of relief,” he said during a White House briefing on the pandemic. President Joe Biden’s administration will continue to work with states and health-care providers to make more doses available, he said.
