CDC recommends updated COVID-19 vaccines for young children
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today the Moderna and Pfizer bivalent COVID-19 vaccines in children as young as 6 months old. The Food and Drug Administration yesterday authorized for the Moderna vaccine as a single booster dose for children aged 6 months through 5 at least two months after primary vaccination, and the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 6 months through 4 who have not yet received the third primary series dose. With the CDC recommendation today, health care providers can now administer the bivalent doses to these age groups.
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