kids covid vaccine

Beginning Tuesday, all children 6 months and older are now eligible for their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Tuesday is the first day kids under 5 can get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Temple Beth Shalom in Needham is one of the first locations that will be administering it, in partnership with Holtzman Medical Group. The rollout of the vaccines for kids 6 months through 4 years old will be a little different than the adult…

Tuesday is the first day that children under 5 years old are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.

Currently, only children ages 5 or older can be vaccinated in the U.S., using rival Pfizer’s vaccine, leaving 18 million younger kids unprotected.

Currently, only children ages 5 or older can be vaccinated in the U.S., using rival Pfizer’s vaccine, leaving 18 million younger tots unprotected.

Children have been hospitalized at nearly twice the rate of adults in the past 4 weeks, an NBC News data analysis shows

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker outlined the state’s plans for vaccinating kids ages 5-11 against COVID-19, with shots available at more than 500 locations to start.

Walgreens and CVS will soon be administering COVID vaccines to children under 12 years old, with appointments already being offered as of Wednesday.

Full CDC approval is expected soon, meaning needles could be going into young arms as soon as the middle of next week.

The U.S. moved a step closer to expanding COVID-19 vaccinations for millions more children as government advisers on Tuesday endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer’s shots for 5- to 11-year-olds. But what’s next? We take a look in tonight’s The Ten.