U.S. FDA expected to authorize first COVID-19 vaccine for young children on Friday – NYT

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The agency’s decision will make it the first COVID-19 shot for young children in the United States.

The decision is expected to make the vaccine available to 28 million children – many of whom are back in school for in-person learning – in the coming days. It comes after a panel of advisers to the FDA voted overwhelmingly to recommend the authorization on Tuesday.