A bill that would allow California's children to get vaccinated without their parents' consent is closer to passing. The bill, which would apply to kids aged 12
necessity of the vaccine to talk about the really real negative effects of covid on kids. not just hospitalization and death, chfk, are less likely in kids, but also the ramifications for learning, being able to go to school and the larger community. that s step one. the other part is that we need to make it really easy. we need to make this part of not just the normal pediatric visit but also available in other settings as well. most kids only go to the pediatrician once a year. so we have to set up systems so parents can show up and get these vaccines where they re taking their kids anyhow. places like schools or grocery stores or pharmacies. it sounds like health officials have a lot of work to do to give parents young kids vaccine. will you support schools imposing a mandate? absolutely. and we know that new orleans school district has already imposed mandates. let s be clear.
If authorization is granted, the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine would be the first COVID-19 vaccine available for paediatric populations under 5 years of age. Pfizer and BioNTech said they expect to complete the EUA submission in the coming days.