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COVID vaccines are finally here for young kids. But the logistics aren't easy

NPR talks to Claire Hannan, who has helped navigate vaccine rollouts in all 50 states, about some of the challenges involved in quickly getting shots out to millions of young kids.

WEKU

COVID-19 vaccine scheme for world's poorest pushes for delivery slowdown

Leaders of the global scheme aiming to get COVID-19 vaccines to the world's poorest are pushing manufacturers including Pfizer and Moderna to cut or slow deliveries of about half a billion shots so doses are not wasted.

Reuters

Does Paxlovid work against COVID?

Experts explain how the drug works, where it came from, and what kinds of side effects to expect

Salon

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Why Shares Of Valneva SE Are Soaring Today

Valneva SE (NASDAQ: VALN) shares are trading higher after the company and Pfizer announced they have entered into an Equity Subscription Agreement and have updated the terms of their Collaboration and License Agreement for Lyme disease vaccine candidate VLA15.

Benzinga

The Daily Biotech Pulse: Thumbs Down For Acadia's Pimavanserin, Pfizer Buys Stake In Valneva, AstraZeneca - Ionis Eplontersen Aces Rare Disease Trial

Here's a roundup of top developments in the biotech space over the last 24 hours:

Benzinga

Editorial: On kids’ vaccines, DeSantis is wrong, but never in doubt

The quip “often wrong, never in doubt” fits Gov. Ron DeSantis like a glove. He takes it to extremes by doubling down, at the expense of our children, on his cultivated political appeal to the anti-vaxxer element of right-wing America.

Tribune News Service

Shots for tots: COVID vaccinations start for little US kids

The nation’s youngest children are getting their chance at vaccines for COVID-19

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Chicago gears up to vaccinate kids under 5 against COVID-19 following federal authorization

From how to prepare your kids to where to get vaccinated, the Sun-Times answers parents’ questions.

Chicago Sun-Times

What you need to know about COVID vaccines for kids under 5

COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old were authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday and by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Saturday, a welcome relief to parents of the last age group to become eligible for shots.

Tribune News Service

Mass. governor's administration approves COVID vaccines for young kids after CDC OK

BOSTON — Parent’s of very young children received some good news from the Baker administration Sunday, when the state announced COVID-19 vaccines would become available Tuesday.

Boston Herald

Youngest kids in US cleared for Moderna, Pfizer COVID vaccines

U.S. health officials approved COVID-19 vaccines for infants and toddlers, the last remaining age group that hasn’t been eligible for inoculation.

Tribune News Service

Doctors ‘thrilled’ to order COVID vaccines for young kids after DeSantis changes course

MIAMI — Pediatricians across Florida have begun ordering COVID-19 vaccines for their patients under 5 after Gov. Ron DeSantis changed course Friday and allowed doctors and hospitals in the state to get them from a federal program.

Miami Herald

COVID shots for infants, preschoolers OKed to begin in the coming week

The approval Saturday from Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC’s director. expands the nation’s coronavirus vaccination campaign to children as young as 6 months old.

Chicago Sun-Times

US panel backs Moderna, Pfizer COVID shots for youngest kids

Infants and toddlers in the U.S. are now able to be vaccinated against COVID-19 after shots from Moderna Inc. and Pfizer Inc. won support from health advisers on Saturday.

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Kids under 5 can get COVID vaccines next week after CDC approval

CDC Director Walensky has agreed with the recommendation the Moderna and Pfizer shots be given to children as young as six months old.

WEKU

CDC clears the way for vaccinations for children 6 months to 5 years old

CDC advisers are recommending the use of two separate COVID-19 vaccines for the youngest children made by Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech, paving the way for vaccine rollout as early as next week.

The Guardian - US

CDC recommends Covid vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers

Children as young as six months will be able to get shots from either Pfizer or Moderna after Friday’s FDA approval

The Independent UK

CDC advisers recommend COVID-19 shots for children under 5

U.S. health advisers have recommended COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots

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Tribune News Service

Editorial: Gov. DeSantis’ hypocrisy on parental rights

Is there anyone’s life Ron DeSantis won’t endanger in his anticipated run for the White House?

Chicago Sun-Times

FDA approves COVID-19 shots for children under 5

U.S. kids under 5 — roughly 18 million youngsters — are eligible for the shots.

WEKU

The FDA authorizes COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers

The vaccinations for children as young as 6 months old could start next week. But first, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must sign off.

Tribune News Service

With COVID shots approved for toddlers, here’s what you need to know

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 years old Friday, a welcome relief to parents of the last age group to become eligible for shots. Although the move will help protect children from infection and serious disease, vaccine hesitancy still looms in the U.S.…

Al Jazeera

US: FDA authorises COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5

President Joe Biden says jabs could be rolled out to that age group as early as next week, pending CDC recommendations.

The Guardian - AU

Covid vaccines may soon be approved for young children in the US – will Australia do the same?

Moderna and Pfizer vaccine trials for children six months to five years old look promising and experts say the TGA is likely to approve both

The Conversation

At last, COVID-19 shots for little kids – 5 essential reads

For many parents of kids under age 5, a safe and effective COVID-19 vaccine could not come soon enough. A full year and a half after shots first became available for adults, their wait is nearly over.

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