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COVID-19 vaccine: FDA authorizes 1st shots for kids under 5; CDC review next

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FILE IMAGE - A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at a vaccination clinic in the Peabody Institute Library in Peabody, Massachusetts, U.S., on Jan.

26, 2022. Photographer: Vanessa Leroy/Bloomberg via Getty Image WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer.

That means U.S. kids under 5 — roughly 18 million youngsters — are eligible for the shots, about 1 1/2 years after the vaccines first became available in the U.S.

for adults, who have been hit the hardest during the pandemic.The FDA also authorized Moderna's vaccine for school-aged children and teens.

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