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Children age 5 & older roll up sleeves for second dose shots at DCPS vaccination event
Read full article: Children age 5 & older roll up sleeves for second dose shots at DCPS vaccination eventDuval County students as young as five years old got their second dose of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine Saturday morning.
Research shows COVID-19 vaccine is safe for pregnant women
Read full article: Research shows COVID-19 vaccine is safe for pregnant womenNewly released data shows the COVID-19 vaccine is safe for pregnant women and can also provide protection for their baby, which doctors say is good news for those who may have been hesitant before.
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being tested on children under 12
Read full article: Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine being tested on children under 12Pfizer is already testing its vaccine on over 2,000 children between the ages of 12 and 15. At least two children have already received their first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine as part of the new clinical trial. Earlier this month, Moderna announced it had begun testing its vaccine in children ages 6 months to 12 years. Meanwhile, Johnson & Johnson said it would test its vaccine in older children first before expanding to younger ages. AdWhile AstraZeneca’s vaccine has not been approved for use in the U.S. yet, the company started testing the vaccine in children ages 6 and older last month.