Walensky acknowledged both a sense of urgency and concern about getting children vaccinated. The goal is for parents to have a range of options for getting children vaccinated, from pediatricians' offices to clinics and pharmacies. 'More and more vaccine will come on line as we ramp up.' 'More doses will be packed and shipped and delivered,' he added. Workers at the drug company and at distribution centres began the process of preparing and packing 15 million doses, said Zients. Pfizer's vaccine already has been authorized for use in older children.Īfter the FDA gave its authorization for younger children, the Biden administration asked states, territories and other jurisdictions to place their initial orders. Parents will be able to go to and filter on vaccines for children five to 11 to find a location near them that is offering the shot. The children's vaccination drive is expected to start later this week and go into full swing by next week. 'We're in great shape on supply,' Zients said during the White House coronavirus briefing. Zients said the government has enough of the Pfizer vaccine for all 28 million children in the five to 11 age group. Newsletter sign-up: Get The COVID-19 Brief sent to your inbox.Rochelle Walensky will give the final order. After CDC advisers make their recommendations, agency director Dr. The Food and Drug Administration already cleared the shots, which deliver about one-third of the vaccine given to adults. On Tuesday, a special advisory panel to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will meet to consider detailed recommendations for administering the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to younger children. Cases have been declining for weeks, but the virus has repeatedly shown its ability to stage a comeback and more easily transmissible mutations are a persistent threat. hopes to head off another coronavirus wave during the cold-weather months when people spend more time indoors and respiratory illnesses can spread more easily.

'We are not waiting on the operations and logistics,' said coronavirus coordinator Jeff Zients.īy vaccinating children, the U.S. The first could go into kids' arms by midweek. Anticipating a green light from vaccine advisers, the Biden administration is assembling and shipping millions of COVID-19 shots for children ages five to 11, the White House said Monday.

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