COVID vaccines for children under 5 to start as early as June 21
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White House Coronavirus Response Coordinator Ashish Jha said that COVID-19 vaccines for children under the age of 5 could come as soon as June 21.
Speaking at a Thursday afternoon press conference, Jha said that 10M doses of the Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) and Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) vaccines will be available at first. He added states can start ordering doses on Friday.

The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biologic Products Advisory Committee will meet on June 15 to discuss allowing the mRNA vaccines in this population. Assuming a positive vote, CDC advisors would still need to weigh in and CDC Administrator Rochelle Walensky would need to sign off before shots could go into young children's arm.
Jha added that parents should be able to get an appointment for their child to get a vaccine within weeks of authorization.
Earlier today, Moderna (MRNA) said it was amending an agreement to delay booster vaccine shipments to the European Union.