Local appointments for COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 hard to come by

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• Vaccines for children could be delayed after Florida only state not to preorder, doctors say Experts said the COVID-19 vaccine for children under the age of 5 might not be available in Florida until next week. Some states, including Georgia, started allowing doctors to place orders for COVID-19 vaccines for young children weeks ago. Florida, however, started allowing doctors to place their orders on Friday. Some doctors are worried the limited timeframe could mean delays in receiving the shots locally. Small doses of Moderna and Pzifer COVID-19 vaccines were approved for kids as young as…
• Florida only state not pre-ordering toddler COVID-19 jabs Florida is the only the state that hasn't preordered COVID-19 vaccines for toddlers in anticipation of their final approval by the federal government, and Gov. Ron DeSantis said Thursday that he won't facilitate their distribution, though he said they'll be available to those who want them. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre, who confirmed Florida's outlier status on Thursday, said not preordering the vaccines could mean delaying their availability in children's hospitals and other facilities that have relied on state distribution…
• White House: Florida doctors can order under-5 COVID shots Florida doctors will be able to directly order COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 from the federal government, the White House said Friday, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would not order and distribute the shots in the state. The state was the only jurisdiction in the nation to decline to place advance orders for the pediatric shots, which received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. Final authorization from the Centers for Disease Control and…
• FDA advisers back COVID vaccines for kids under 5 By Lindsey Tanner and Mike Stobbe | Associated Press COVID-19 shots for U.S. infants, toddlers and preschoolers moved a step closer Wednesday. The Food and Drug Administration’s vaccine advisers gave a thumbs-up to vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer for the littlest kids. The outside experts voted unanimously that the benefits of the shots outweigh any risks for children under 5 — that’s roughly 18 million youngsters. They are the last age group in the U.S. without access to COVID-19 vaccines…
• White House: Florida doctors can order under-5 COVID shots Florida doctors will be able to directly order COVID-19 vaccines for children under 5 from the federal government, the White House said Friday, after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said the state would not order and distribute the shots in the state. The state was the only jurisdiction in the nation to decline to place advance orders for the pediatric shots, which received authorization from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday. Final authorization from the Centers for Disease Control and…
• Coronavirus in Illinois: US opens COVID vaccine to infants, preschoolers This May 2022 photo provided by Pfizer shows production of the Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for children under 5 in Puurs, Belgium. Pfizer via AP NEW YORK — The U.S. on Saturday opened COVID-19 vaccines to infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The shots will become available next week, expanding the nation’s vaccination campaign to children as young as 6 months. Advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended the vaccines for the littlest children, and the final signoff came hours…
• FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week. The Food and Drug Administration's action follows its advisory panel's unanimous recommendation for the shots from Moderna and Pfizer. That means U.S. kids under 5 — roughly 18 million youngsters — are eligible for the shots, about 1 1/2 years after the vaccines first became available in the U.S. for adults, who have been hit the hardest during…
• Doctors are ‘frustrated’ because they haven’t received vaccines for children under 5 since Florida declined to pre-order Out of all the states, Florida was the only one to not pre-order more COVID-19 vaccines to give to kids. The US Food and Drug Administration gave emergency use authorization on Friday for both the Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for young children. Last Saturday the CDC backed their decision as well. However, Florida was the only state that had not preordered vaccines for children under the age of 5 after the White House announced last week it made 10 million vaccine doses…
• LA County set to administer COVID vaccines to kids under 5 as soon at Tuesday Los Angeles County health officials could begin offering COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 6 months old as soon as Tuesday, June 21, now that federal officials have approved the shots for children under age 5. A panel of advisers for the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously approved giving COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 6 months old on Saturday. CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky signed off on the decision later in the day. The…
• CDC advisers recommend COVID-19 shots for children under 5 U.S. health advisers on Saturday recommended COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and preschoolers — the last group without the shots. The advisers to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention unanimously decided that coronavirus vaccines should be opened to children as young as 6 months. The final signoff was expected later in the day from CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky. While the Food and Drug Administration OKs vaccines, it's the CDC that decides who should get them. The government has…