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The FDA announced Tuesday that it has expanded eligibility for the Pfizer booster shot to include children ages 5 to 11.

The Prince George’s County health department is holding private clinics to make sure the kids get revaccinated. About 70 kids had gotten expired vaccines after the expired ones were mistakenly stored in a refrigerator with usable doses.

Medical workers in Prince George’s County, Maryland, gave dozens of children ages 5-11 expired COVID-19 vaccines after they were mistakenly stored in the refrigerator with usable doses, the county health department says. There’s no health risk to the 70 children who received either their first or second dose of the Pfizer vaccine on Friday, Nov. 26 at the Prince...

Following the CDC’s approval for children’s COVID-19 vaccines on Nov. 2, Prince George’s County mobilizes efforts to vaccine kids ages 5 to 11, News4’s Tracee Wilkins reports.

About 100,000 children in Montgomery County, Maryland, are now eligible to receive the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, officials said. But some parents told News4 they’re already having difficulty finding appointments as demand for the shots is high. The county began its rollout of the vaccine on Thursday. Masks hid the smiles, but excitement could be felt at the Silver Spring Civic…

President Joe Biden on Wednesday encouraged parents to vaccinate their children, saying the approval of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pediatric doses is a “giant step forward” out of the pandemic.

News4’s Mark Segraves reports on the first COVID vaccines given to kids in D.C.

Members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force spoke optimistically the day after the Pfizer vaccine earned CDC approval for children ages 5 to 11, highlighting the vaccine’s safety and efficacy and encouraging parents to get their children vaccinated.

With coronavirus vaccines soon to be available to children ages 5 through 11, kids may not be as excited as their parents to get their shots. Whether it’s their COVID-19 vaccine or their other routine vaccinations, here’s how to help your child get through the stress of getting their shots.

The FDA announced Friday that it had authorized emergency use of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine for children ages 5-11.

Pfizer says the child-sized doses of its COVID-19 vaccine are more than 90% effective in kids 5-11 years old. The Food and Drug Administration will soon review the data and make a recommendation.