Parents of kids under 5 will start getting messages today from the state health department, urging them to get their children vaccinated against COVID-19 before preschools are back in session.
With the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finally signing off on COVID vaccines for Americans younger than the age of 5 years old, the onus now is on parents to know more about Pfizer and Moderna's shots and what are their rollout timelines and side effects for their children.
Federal health agencies have approved the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines for babies, toddlers and preschoolers. Two vaccines, from Pfizer and Moderna, have been granted emergency use authorization for children ages 6 months to 5 years and shipments of shots are arriving in North Carolina.