The president's new Covid-19 targets would allow teens ages 12-15 to be vaccinated, pending approval.
US President Joe Biden has announced new vaccine targets, including a plan to jab young teenagers once a Covid-19 vaccine is approved for children.
Around half of Americans have gotten their first jab and one third are fully vaccinated, but vaccination rates have slowed in recent weeks.The US Food and Drug Administration is weighing whether to approve the Pfizer vaccine for children as young as 12.Mr Biden said he would not interfere with the FDA process, but "if that announcement comes, we are ready to move immediately," he pledged.
"And if teens are on the move this summer they can get their first shot in one place and get their second shot elsewhere," he added.If approved, the vaccine will immediately become available to approximately 17 million teenagers ages 12 to 15.
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