BREAKING: CDC panel OKs Pfizer Covid vaccine for kids 12 to 15
President Joe Biden, left, urged parents to make sure their children are vaccinated after a CDC advisory panel recommended the Pfizer shot for ages 12 to 15
Shortly after the committee vote, Biden in a coronavirus briefing urged parents to get their children vaccinated ‘right away’. Biden shared some figures to stress the importance of teenagers getting vaccinated, although they are generally at lower risk of contracting and getting very ill from the virus. About 3million Covid-19 cases have been reported in children under age 17, he said.
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