The FDA on Thursday authorized bivalent COVID-19 vaccines for children as young as 6 months old who previously received the Moderna vaccine or who have not yet completed their primary Pfizer vaccine series.
Updated COVID-19 booster shots were cleared recently to include children as young as 5, and Illinois health officials are backing the breadth of access with.
The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control both on Wednesday gave the green light for children as young as 5 to receive the new.