CDC recommends COVID-19 vaccine for children as young as six months (updated)
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CDC Director Rochelle Walensky on Saturday recommended the COVID-19 vaccines from Moderna (NASDAQ:MRNA) and Pfizer (NYSE:PFE)/BioNTech (NASDAQ:BNTX) for children between the ages of six months and five years old.
A panel of CDC advisors earlier in the day made a unanimous recommendation.

The first jabs could be given as soon as Tuesday, The New York Times reported.
The vote earlier today by the CDC's Advisory Commission on Immunization Practices follows that of a U.S. FDA advisory panel earlier this week. Their vote was also unanimous for both vaccines.
The FDA on Friday authorized the vaccine in this youngest age group.