Moderna announced Tuesday it has given the first doses of its COVID-19 vaccine to children under 12 years old. The company launched a trial in 12- to 17-year-olds in December 2020.

“In clinical trials, vaccination was found to be nearly 91% effective in preventing COVID-19 among children ages 5 to 11. In clinical trials, vaccine side effects were mild, self-limiting ...

CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Leana Wen explains what parents should know about the FDA’s authorization of Covid-19 vaccines for children under 5.

According to the CDC, your child may get other vaccines when they go in for their COVID shot without waiting 14 days between appointments. Flu shots can be given to children 6 months and older ...

The government’s top vaccine official working under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. recently restricted the approval ...

Today Pfizer/BioNTech announced that their data on the three-dose Covid-19 vaccine for children ages 6 months to under age 5 years had favorable results regarding immune response with minimal side ...

A COVID-19 vaccine for children younger than 12 is not yet available, but research is well underway and the first shot for some kids in this age group is expected in the fall, doctors say.

When a coronavirus vaccine for children is rolled out, Linda Mendonca, the President of the National Association of School Nurses, said she is hoping school clinics receive them first.

Only 12% of U.S. children have received COVID shots updated for 2024-2025, about half of the percentage for adults. “The impression of the average parent is that COVID has evolved and that now ...

The first COVID-19 vaccines to hit the market will not be approved for use in children. Researchers must figure out if the vaccines are safe and effective in kids.

Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine became available for children aged five to 11 in the UK in April 2022.Those aged 12 and up had already been eligible since 2021.. But if you have a child aged under ...