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.
U.S. regulators on Wednesday authorized new bivalent COVID booster shots for children as young as 5, expanding eligibility for the omicron-specific vaccines.