Millions of COVID-19 shots ordered for kids under 5 in anticipation, White House says
LA TimesThe Biden administration says children under 5 may be able to get their first COVID-19 dose as soon as June 21 if regulators authorize the shots. Millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses have been ordered for very young children in anticipation of possible federal authorization of the shots next week, White House officials say. The government allowed pharmacies and states to start placing orders last week, with 5 million doses initially available — half of them made by Pfizer and the other half made by Moderna, senior administration officials said. And public health officials have been disappointed at how many older U.S. children, who have been eligible for shots for months, have yet to be vaccinated: Less than one-third of kids ages 5 to 11 have gotten the two recommended doses, according to government figures.