Although fewer children have been infected with COVID-19 compared to adults, children can be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, can get sick from COVID-19, and can spread COVID-19 to others. CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccination for everyone 12 years of age and older to help protect against COVID-19. Children 12 years of age […]
The CDC is expected to sign off on the move Wednesday, making Thursday the first day shots could be available for children 12 to 15 years old. By Erika Edwards. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday lowered the age that people can receive Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine in the United States […]
Public health officials in the Midwest and Northeast are sounding the alarm about steep new increases in COVID-19 cases in children. The increases seem to be driven by greater circulation of more contagious variants, just as children and teens have returned to in-person activities like sports, parties, and classes. “I […]
