Evening Briefing: FDA clears first Covid shot for kids
Plus Biden mends fences with France and advice for Halloween candy hauls. View in browser | nytimes.com Continue reading the main story October 29, 2021 By Remy Tumin Good evening. Here's the latest at the end of Friday. About 28 million children would be eligible to receive a Covid shot. Jim Wilson/The New York Times 1. The F.D.A. authorized Pfizer's Covid vaccine for children 5 to 11. The first shots could be available next week. The move was eagerly awaited by families. About 28 million children in that age group would be eligible to receive one-third of the adult dose, with two injections three weeks apart. If the C.D.C. signs off, as is expected, the children could start receiving shots as early as Wednesday. The Biden administration has promised that children's shots will be easily accessible at pediatrician offices, community health centers, children's hospitals and pharmacies, with 15 million doses ready to ship immediately. Abroad, children are driv...