Joe Gastaldo, MD, System Medical Director for Infectious Disease, explains vaccine availability for kids as young as six months old.
We now have the availability of COVID Vaccines for Children down to the age of six months. We have a very detailed and methodical review process, and the vaccines have gone through both the FDA and the CDC Advisory Committees on vaccines.
Here’s what you need to know. The COVID-19 vaccines for young children are a much lower dose compared to adults. The Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children below the age of five is two doses and the Pfizer vaccine is three doses.
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