With one fourth of the U.S. population under age 21, ending the pandemic will depend on getting children, as well as adults, vaccinated.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Millions of Americans have now been vaccinated for COVID-19, with one exception – children. So far, the Pfizer vaccine is only authorized for use in people 16 and older. For Moderna, it’s 18 and older. But beginning Tuesday, Moderna is testing its vaccine in children as young as six months old. As CBS2’s Dr. Max reported, Blair Davis celebrated her 15th birthday Tuesday, climbing into the car with her younger sister Dylan to head to a clinic to get a COVID swab.
